解剑拜仇 — “To reconcile and cease hostilities”
解剑拜仇 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to reconcile and cease hostilities”. To bury the hatchet and make peace with an adversary. Literally, “Lay down sword and bow to foe”.
解剑拜仇 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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Origin and Story of 解剑拜仇
During the Han Dynasty, Xu Jing's nephew, Xu Shi, committed murder. The victim's family sought to kill Xu Shi in revenge.
Xu Jing knelt before the adversaries, pleading for his nephew's life, saying: 'His father, my brother, passed away early, leaving only this one son. I am willing to die in his place.'
The adversaries, recognizing Xu Jing as a highly respected and virtuous man in the county, replied: 'You are a great sage of this region; how dare we kill you?' Thereupon, they cast aside their swords and departed.
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- jiě解xián弦gēng更zhāng张reform and make a fresh start
- jiě解mín民dào倒xuán悬rescue people from great distress
- jiě解jiǎ甲xiū休bīng兵lay down arms and cease hostilities
- jiě解jiǎ甲xiū休shì士lay down arms and rest troops
- jiě解jiǎ甲dǎo倒gē戈defect and attack former allies
- jiě解jiǎ甲guī归tián田retire from military to farm
- jiě解jiǎ甲tóu投gē戈Lay down arms and cease fighting
- jiě解jiǎ甲shì释bīng兵lay down arms and cease fighting
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What does 解剑拜仇 mean?
解剑拜仇 (jiě jiàn bài chóu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to reconcile and cease hostilities”.
How do you pronounce 解剑拜仇?
解剑拜仇 is pronounced jiě jiàn bài chóu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 解剑拜仇 literally mean?
Literally, 解剑拜仇 means “Lay down sword and bow to foe”. It is used to mean “to reconcile and cease hostilities”.
Where does 解剑拜仇 come from?
解剑拜仇 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 解剑拜仇?
指息争释怨。