(n)the Chinese dynasty (from 246 BC to 206 BC) that established the first centralized imperial government and built much of the Great Wall, Syn.Ch'in, Qin dynasty, Ch'in dynasty
[李斯, Lǐ Sī, ㄌㄧˇ ㄙ]Li Si (c. 280-208 BC), Legalist philosopher, calligrapher and Prime minister of Qin kingdom and Qin dynasty from 246 to 208 BC#30230[Add to Longdo]
[孟姜女, Mèng jiāng nǚ, ㄇㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄋㄩˇ]heroine of Qin dynasty 秦朝 folk tale, who searched for her husband, and whose tears broke down a stretch of the Great Wall to reveal his body#65569[Add to Longdo]
[がっしょうれんこう, gasshourenkou](n) (See 合従, 連衡) alliance (of the Six Kingdoms against the Qin dynasty, and of individual Kingdoms with the Qin dynasty); (tactic of) making & breaking alliances (to benefit oneself as the occasion demands); resorting to alliances as a diplomatic expedient[Add to Longdo]