🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

巨棒外交

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jù bàng wàijiāo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Big Stick Diplomacy/ˌbɪɡ ˌstɪk dɪˈploʊ.mə.si/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"总统在处理国际争端时采用了巨棒外交。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A policy of thoroughly peaceful negotiations combined with the implied threat of powerful military or economic enforcement.

    "The administration relied on big stick diplomacy to secure favorable trade agreements across the region."
  2. 2

    Any method of leadership or negotiation that uses subtle authority backed by the capacity for severe retaliation.

    "Corporate management adopted a big stick approach to ensure strict compliance with new safety regulations."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from a West African proverb ('Speak softly and carry a big stick, you will go far') famously popularized by US President Theodore Roosevelt in 1901. The phrase became a defining term for his aggressive foreign policy approach, symbolizing peaceful negotiation backed by the threat of overwhelming military power.

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🇫🇷French → English

diplomatie de la canonnière

Transliteration: diplomatie de la kanonɛʁ

"Sa politique étrangère ressemblait à une diplomatie de la canonnière."

🇩🇪German → English

Kanonenbootpolitik

Transliteration: kanoːnənbʊtpoliˈtiːk

"Die Regierung setzte auf eine moderne Form der Kanonenbootpolitik."

🇮🇹Italian → English

diplomazia delle cannoniere

Transliteration: diplomatsia delle kanonjɛre

"Il presidente ha praticato una chiara diplomazia delle cannoniere."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

diplomacia del gran garrote

Transliteration: diplomasia del gran garrote

"La diplomacia del gran garrote marcó la política exterior de esa época."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

diplomacia do porrete

Transliteration: diplomazia du porete

"A intervenção foi vista como um exemplo clássico da diplomacia do porrete."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

शक्ति कूटनीति

Transliteration: shakti kutniti

"महाशक्तियों ने हमेशा शक्ति कूटनीति का सहारा लिया है।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

巨棒外交

Transliteration: jù bàng wàijiāo

"总统在处理国际争端时采用了巨棒外交。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

빅 스틱 외교

Transliteration: bik seutik oegyo

"그의 외교 정책은 전형적인 빅 스틱 외교였다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

ビッグ・スティック・外交

Transliteration: biggu sutikku gaikou

"その国は強硬なビッグ・スティック外交を展開した。"

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