修昔底德陷阱

Xiū xī dǐ dé xiàn jǐng

Dictionary entry

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

What does 修昔底德陷阱 mean?

修昔底德陷阱 (Xiū xī dǐ dé xiàn jǐng) has the following dictionary meaning.

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

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修Xiūsurname Xiu 昔Xīsurname Xi 底de(equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)德DéGermany · German 陷xiànpitfall · trap 阱jǐngvariant of 阱[jing3]

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修昔底德陷阱

Xiū xī dǐ dé xiàn jǐng

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