Xiū xī dǐ dé xiàn jǐng

修昔底德陷阱 (Xiū xī dǐ dé xiàn jǐng) is a Chinese word meaning “Thucydides Trap (theory that war may result when a rising power threatens to displace an established power)”.

Meanings

  1. 1Thucydides Trap (theory that war may result when a rising power threatens to displace an established power)

Characters in 修昔底德陷阱

修xiū · to decorate昔xī · former times底de · (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)德dé · virtue陷xiàn · pitfall阱jǐng · pitfall

Related words

到底finally底(equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)底bottom; base德virtue德Germany德variant of 德[de2]德variant of 德[de2]修to decorate修surname Xiu修variant of 修[xiu1]彻底thorough德国Germany

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