welcome troops with food and drink; receive warm support
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to welcome an army with food and drink; to be enthusiastically supported
literaryOriginally used to describe the populace welcoming a righteous or beloved army. Now extended metaphorically to describe receiving enthusiastic support from the public or a specific group. Used in relatively formal or literary contexts.
Wáng王
shī师
de的
jì纪
lǜ律
yán严
míng明
，
suǒ所
dào到
zhī之
chù处
，
bǎi百
xìng姓
wú无
bù不
dān箪
sì食
hú壶
jiāng浆
yǐ以
yíng迎
。
The royal army was disciplined, and wherever it went, the common people welcomed it with food and drink.
Tā他
de的
xīn新
zhèng政
cè策
shēn深
dé得
mín民
xīn心
，
tuī推
xíng行
shí时
pō颇
yǒu有
jǐ几
fēn分
dān箪
sì食
hú壶
jiāng浆
de的
shèng盛
kuàng况
。
His new policy won the hearts of the people, and its implementation was met with a scene resembling a warm welcome with food and drink.
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Zhè这
zhī支
jiù救
yuán援
duì队
zài在
zāi灾
qū区
shòu受
dào到
le了
dān箪
sì食
hú壶
jiāng浆
bān般
de的
lǐ礼
yù遇
。
This rescue team was received with a welcome of food and drink in the disaster area.