zhāo'ān

to offer amnesty

  • created reference approved 招安 → 招抚/招撫 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    招安 zhāo'ān

    招抚 / 招撫 zhāo​fǔ

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 招安 · zhāo'ān · to offer amnesty — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    招安

    zhāo'ān

    to offer amnesty

    to enlist enemy or rebel forces by offering amnesty and pacification, especially in a historical context; to offer terms of surrender to rebels

    招, 安

    招 (literal) → 招 · zhāo · to recruit 安 (literal) → 安 · ān · to set at ease

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  • created sense approved 招安 · zhāo'ān · to win over — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    招安

    zhāo'ān

    to win over

    to win someone over or buy them off with favors or bribes; used figuratively in early vernacular literature

    招 (literal) → 招 · zhāo · to recruit 安 (literal) → 安 · ān · to set at ease

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