去杀胜残 — “Abolish killing and overcome cruelty”
去杀胜残 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to achieve a peaceful and well-governed society by transforming cruel individuals through moral influence, rendering severe punishments like capital punishment unnecessary”. Literally, “Abolish killing and overcome cruelty”.
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- qù去wěi伪cún存zhēn真eliminate the false, preserve the true
- qù去zhù住liǎng两nán难difficult to decide whether to go or stay
- qù去qí其zāo糟pò粕，，cún存qí其jīng精huá华discard the dross, keep the essence
- qù去wēi危jiù就ān安avoid danger and seek safety
- qù去tiān天chǐ尺wǔ五extremely high or close to power
- qù去tài太qù去shèn甚know when to stop
- qù去hài害xīng兴lì利remove harm, promote benefit
- qù去jiù就zhī之fēn分distinction of staying or leaving
- qù去jiù就zhī之jì际critical moment of decision
- qù去gù故jiù就xīn新discard the old and adopt the new
- qù去gù故nà纳xīn新discard the old, adopt the new
- qù去àn暗tóu投míng明abandon darkness, embrace brightness
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What does 去杀胜残 mean?
去杀胜残 (qù shā shèng cán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to achieve a peaceful and well-governed society by transforming cruel individuals through moral influence, rendering severe punishments like capital punishment unnecessary”.
How do you pronounce 去杀胜残?
去杀胜残 is pronounced qù shā shèng cán in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 去杀胜残 literally mean?
Literally, 去杀胜残 means “Abolish killing and overcome cruelty”. It is used to mean “to achieve a peaceful and well-governed society by transforming cruel individuals through moral influence, rendering severe punishments like capital punishment unnecessary”.
What is the Chinese definition of 去杀胜残?
感化残暴的人使其不再作恶，便可废除死刑。指以德化民，太平至治