晓以大义

Traditional: 曉以大義

xiǎo yǐ dà yì

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to persuade by appealing to principle; to reason with sb on moral grounds

What does 晓以大义 mean?

晓以大义 (xiǎo yǐ dà yì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to persuade by appealing to principle; to reason with sb on moral grounds

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晓xiǎodawn · daybreak 以yǐold variant of 以[yi3]大dàbig; large; great · older (than another person)义Yìsurname Yi · (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 義大利|义大利[Yi4 da4 li4])

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晓以大义

xiǎo yǐ dà yì

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