遊說
Chinese
to roam; travel | to speak; to say; persuade (politically) | ||
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trad. (遊說/游說/遊説/游説) | 遊/游 | 說/説 | |
simp. (游说) | 游 | 说 |
Pronunciation
Verb
遊說
- to lobby; to canvass; to drum up support for something
- (historical, of strategists during the Warring States period) to persuade monarchs to accept their political ideas
- 事敗而弗誅,則遊說之士,孰不為用矰繳之說而徼倖其後。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Han Feizi, circa 2nd century BCE
- Shì bài ér fú zhū, zé yóushuō zhī shì, shú bù wéi yòng zēngjiǎozhīshuō ér jiàoxìng qí hòu. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
事败而弗诛,则游说之士,孰不为用矰缴之说而徼幸其后。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
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