收买人心 — “Buy people's hearts”
收买人心 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to win popular support or public favor, often by bestowing favors, gifts, or appealing to emotions; to curry favor with people”. Literally, “buy people's hearts”.
收买人心 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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Origin and Story of 收买人心
During the Three Kingdoms period, after Zhao Yun became separated from Liu Bei's two wives and young son A'dou, he searched extensively and eventually found Lady Gan and A'dou.
As Cao Cao's pursuing soldiers closed in, Zhao Yun bravely fought through the enemy lines.
He finally reached Liu Bei, tearfully confessing his failure to save Lady Mi. Deeply moved, Liu Bei wept profusely and, in a dramatic gesture, declared that a son was not as important as his loyal generals, and attempted to throw A'dou to the ground.
His officers quickly intervened and stopped him. This act, though perhaps a calculated display, deeply touched his followers and significantly strengthened their loyalty towards him.
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- shōu收zhī之sāng桑yú榆compensate for an initial loss with a later gain
- shōu收bīng兵huí回yíng营withdraw troops and return to camp
- shōu收dāo刀jiǎn检guà卦stop one's wrongdoing
- shōu收hé合yú余jìn烬Gather remaining embers or remnants
- shōu收huí回chéng成mìng命withdraw a previously issued order
- shōu收yīn因zhǒng种guǒ果reap what one has sown
- shōu收yīn因jié结guǒ果reap what one has sown
- shōu收yuán园jié结guǒ果reap what one sows
- shōu收chéng成qì弃bài败fawn over successful, abandon defeated
- shōu收qí旗juǎn卷sǎn伞cease all activities
- shōu收cán残zhuì缀yì轶collect fragments and patch omissions
- shōu收lí离jiū纠sàn散gather the scattered and rectify the dispersed
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Open the tool →Questions about 收买人心
What does 收买人心 mean?
收买人心 (shōu mǎi rén xīn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to win popular support or public favor, often by bestowing favors, gifts, or appealing to emotions; to curry favor with people”.
How do you pronounce 收买人心?
收买人心 is pronounced shōu mǎi rén xīn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 收买人心 literally mean?
Literally, 收买人心 means “buy people's hearts”. It is used to mean “to win popular support or public favor, often by bestowing favors, gifts, or appealing to emotions; to curry favor with people”.
Where does 收买人心 come from?
收买人心 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to the modern era. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 收买人心?
指用金钱、感情等笼络人心