["Shuai-jan" means "suddenly" or "rapidly," and the snake in question … — The Art of War

The Art of War — Sun Tzu

["Shuai-jan" means "suddenly" or "rapidly," and the snake in question was doubtless so called owing to the rapidity of its movements. Through this passage, the term in the Chinese has now come to be used in the sense of "military maneuvers."]

Place: ¶778
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