exhort to do good; solicit alms
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesverb
to exhort people to do good; to persuade and reform
literaryOriginally a Buddhist term referring to monks encouraging laypeople to cultivate virtue. Now used broadly to mean persuading someone to change their ways and embrace goodness.
Gāo高
sēng僧
sì四
chù处
yóu游
lì历
，
quàn劝
huà化
zhòng众
shēng生
。
The eminent monk traveled everywhere, exhorting all living beings to do good.
Jīng经
guò过
lǎo老
shī师
de的
nài耐
xīn心
quàn劝
huà化
，
tā他
zhōng终
yú于
làng浪
zǐ子
huí回
tóu头
。
Through the teacher's patient persuasion, he finally reformed his ways.
verb
to solicit alms or donations (of monks)
literarySpecifically refers to monks begging for food, money, or other necessities from laypeople. Similar to '化缘'.
Hé和
shang尚
yán沿
jiē街
quàn劝
huà化
，
chóu筹
jí集
xiū修
miào庙
de的
zī资
jīn金
。
The monks went from door to door soliciting alms to raise funds for temple repairs.
Tā他
bàn扮
zuò作
dào道
shì士
，
sì四
chù处
quàn劝
huà化
qián钱
cái财
。
He disguised himself as a Taoist priest, going everywhere to beg for money.