晓以大义
xiǎo​yǐ​dà​yì

to reason with someone

  • created sense approved 晓以大义/曉以大義 · xiǎo​yǐ​dà​yì · to reason with someone — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    晓以大义 / 曉以大義

    xiǎo​yǐ​dà​yì

    to reason with someone

    to explain things to someone using important principles; to reason with someone based on righteousness or the big picture

    晓 (literal) → 晓/曉 · xiǎo · to inform 以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · by means of 大义 (literal) → 大义/大義 · dà​yì · righteousness

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