分而治之

fēn ér zhì zhī

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to divide and rule

What does 分而治之 mean?

分而治之 (fēn ér zhì zhī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to divide and rule

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分fēnto divide; to separate · to distribute; to allocate 而érand · as well as 治zhìto rule · to govern 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him

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分而治之

fēn ér zhì zhī

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