marriage alliance for peace
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to forge friendly relations through political marriage
formalA historical and diplomatic term referring to the practice of marrying princesses or female relatives to leaders of neighboring or rival states/tribes to secure peace or alliances.
Hàn汉
cháo朝
wèi为
le了
wěn稳
dìng定
biān边
jìng境
，
jīng经
cháng常
yǔ与
Xiōng匈
nú奴
hé和
qīn亲
。
The Han Dynasty often used marriage alliances with the Xiongnu to stabilize the border.
Wén文
chéng成
gōng公
zhǔ主
rù入
Zàng藏
hé和
qīn亲
，
cù促
jìn进
le了
Táng唐
Bō蕃
zhī之
jiān间
de的
yǒu友
hǎo好
wǎng往
lái来
。
Princess Wencheng's marriage alliance into Tibet promoted friendly exchanges between the Tang Dynasty and Tibet.
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Hé和
qīn亲
zhèng政
cè策
shì是
gǔ古
dài代
yī一
zhǒng种
zhòng重
yào要
de的
wài外
jiāo交
shǒu手
duàn段
。
The marriage alliance policy was an important diplomatic tool in ancient times.