created sense approved 七擒七纵/七擒七縱 · qīqínqīzòng · to win someone over with clever strategy — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
七擒七纵 / 七擒七縱
qīqínqīzòng
to win someone over with clever strategy
Literally "seven captures and seven releases"; based on the legend of [[诸葛亮|諸葛亮|zhu1 ge3 liang4]] capturing and releasing the rebel leader [[孟获|孟獲|meng4 huo4]] seven times to win his true loyalty; used to describe using clever tactics or psychological skill to make an opponent yield from their heart.
七 (literal) → 七 · qī · seven 擒 (literal) → 擒 · qín · to capture 七 (literal) → 七 · qī · seven 纵 (literal) → 纵/縱 · zòng · to release
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