lài
徕
console; comfort; reward
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to console; to comfort; to reward with food and drink (esp. to those who have labored or traveled from afar)
literaryLiterary and archaic usage. Often appears in the compound 劳徕 (láo lài), meaning to console and encourage. Historically used in administrative contexts, such as the Qing dynasty office 徕远司 (Làiyuǎn Sī) which managed affairs concerning distant regions and peoples.
Gǔ古
shí时
cháng常
yǐ以
jiǔ酒
shí食
láo劳
lài徕
yuǎn远
rén人
。
In ancient times, food and drink were often used to comfort travelers from afar.
Fǔ抚
lài徕
bǎi百
xìng姓
，
shǐ使
zhī之
ān安
jū居
lè乐
yè业
。
He comforted the people, enabling them to live and work in peace.
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Xīn新
guān官
dào到
rèn任
，
láo劳
lài徕
liáo僚
shǔ属
。
Upon assuming office, the new official consoled and encouraged his subordinates.