苏代 (Sū Dài) · Su Dai (Warring States diplomat and…

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1 Su Dai (Warring States diplomat and strategist, brother of Su Qin)

About Su Dai

Warring States strategist and younger brother of 苏秦. In the 战国策 he talks the King of Zhao out of attacking Yan with the fable 鹬蚌相争: while a snipe and a clam fight, a fisherman catches both.

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HSK 7-9

苏代用鹬蚌相争的故事劝阻赵王伐燕。

Sū Dài yòng yùbàng-xiāngzhēng de gùshi quànzǔ Zhào wáng fá Yān.

Su Dai used the 'snipe and clam' fable to dissuade the King of Zhao from attacking Yan.

HSK 7-9

苏代是战国时期著名的纵横家。

Sū Dài shì Zhànguó shíqī zhùmíng de zònghéngjiā.

Su Dai was a famous diplomat-strategist of the Warring States period.

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He and 苏秦 were 纵横家, 'vertical and horizontal' strategists, named for the alliances they sold: north-south leagues against Qin or east-west pacts with it. The full saying is 鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利, said when two sides fight and a third walks off with the prize.