縱zung1橫waang4

simp纵横

zung1 waang4zòng héng

English

lit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal
to travel across in depth
length and breadth
criss-crossed
able to move unhindered
abbr. for 合縱連橫|合纵连横[He2 zong4 Lian2 heng2], School of Diplomacy during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
criss-crossed; literally: vertical and horizontal
to be in a field freely; to be in a field with great ease

粵語 — Cantonese

呈交叉狀，例如係橫同直，或者係南北同東西
行走自如、無拘無束

Examples

路路縱橫
criss-crossed roads
縱橫交錯
(of things) interlacing
我縱橫情場咁多年，從來未試過真心鍾意一個人。
Though I've been in the dating scene for years, I've never truly fallen for anyone.

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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