chiêu phủ
Definition
- Verb:
- To pacify and recruit: The primary meaning of "chiêu phủ" is a strategic action of calling upon, appeasing, and winning over a group (often rebels, insurgents, or a rival faction) to surrender and submit to one's authority. It implies using a combination of persuasion, promises, and安抚 to bring them under control.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Nhà vua dùng chính sách chiêu phủ các thổ tù. (The king used a policy to pacify and recruit the local chieftains.)
- Tướng giặc đã được triều đình chiêu phủ. (The rebel general was pacified and recruited by the royal court.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is almost exclusively used in historical, political, or military contexts, often relating to feudal dynasties or periods of conflict where central powers sought to consolidate control over rebellious regions or forces.
Variants and Related Words
- Chiêu an (v): to pacify and bring peace; a closely related term focusing on restoring peace.
- Chiêu hàng (v): to call for surrender; focuses more on the call to surrender rather than the subsequent process of integration.
- Chiêu mộ (v): to recruit; generally used for recruiting talent or soldiers without the connotation of pacifying rebels.
Synonyms
- Pacify and recruit: to bring a group under control through appeasement and integration.
- Appease and subdue: to placate and bring into submission.
Related Idioms
- While "chiêu phủ" itself is not commonly part of a fixed idiom, the concept is central to historical phrases describing royal policies, such as (a policy of pacification and recruitment).