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曉以大義
简 晓以大义 · 繁 曉以大義Mandarin · pinyin xiǎo yǐ dà yì
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- (idiom) to persuade by appealing to principle; to reason with sb on moral grounds
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3–3–4–4 · xiao3 yi3 da4 yi4
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hiu2 ji5 daai6 ji6
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