offer amnesty and enlistment
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to offer amnesty and enlistment to rebels; to pacify and recruit (bandits)
archaicHistorical term referring to imperial government's policy of offering pardons and official positions to rebels or bandits in exchange for their surrender. Commonly appears in classical literature such as 'Water Margin' (水浒传).
Cháo朝
tíng廷
jué决
dìng定
duì对
Liáng梁
Shān山
hǎo好
hàn汉
shí实
xíng行
zhāo招
ān安
。
The imperial court decided to offer amnesty and enlistment to the heroes of Liangshan.
Tǒng统
zhì治
zhě者
cháng常
cháng常
yòng用
zhāo招
ān安
de的
shǒu手
duàn段
lái来
píng平
xī息
pàn叛
luàn乱
。
Rulers often used the tactic of offering amnesty to quell rebellions.
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Jiē接
shòu受
zhāo招
ān安
hòu后
，
tā他
men们
bèi被
biān编
rù入
le了
zhèng正
guī规
jūn军
。
After accepting the amnesty offer, they were incorporated into the regular army.