Where does “貿易摩擦” come from?

貿易摩擦 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 摩擦 — friction.

貿易摩擦 (Japanese): trade friction, trade conflict

Definitions

  1. trade friction, trade conflict

Ancestry of “貿易摩擦”, step by step

貿易摩擦 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 摩擦

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese摩擦friction

via Japanese 貿易

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese貿易trade, commerce; to engage in trade
Every word from Japanese 摩擦