Art of War 10.1

Mei Yao-ch‘ên says: 道路交達 “plentifully provided with roads and means of communication.”

The same commentator says: 網羅之地往必掛綴 “Net-like country, venturing into which you become entangled.”

Tu Yu explains 支 as 久. This meaning is still retained in modern phrases such as 支托, 支演 “stave off,” “delay.” I do not know why Capt. Calthrop calls 支地 “suspended ground,” unless he is confusing it with 挂地.

The root idea in 隘 is narrowness; in 險, steepness.

It is hardly necessary to point out the faultiness of this classification. A strange lack of logical perception is shown in the Chinaman’s unquestioning acceptance of glaring cross-divisions such as the above.