晓以大义

曉以大義
xiǎoyǐdàyì
  1. to reason with sb
  2. to lecture

CEDICT

用正义道理告诉、启悟他人。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 晓 xiǎo
  1. dawn
  2. daybreak
  3. to know
  4. to let sb know
  5. to make explicit
=2 以 yǐ old variant of 以 yǐ
=2 以 yǐ old variant of 以 yǐ
=2 以 yǐ
  1. to use
  2. by means of
  3. according to
  4. in order to
  5. because of
  6. at (a certain date or place)
3 大义 dàyì
  1. righteousness
  2. virtuous cause
  3. a woman's marriage
  4. main points of a piece of writing

Related entries

理喻 lǐyù to reason with sb
讲理 jiǎnglǐ
  1. to argue
  2. to reason with sb
  3. to talk sense
  4. to be reasonable
他不是不講理的人。

He's not an unreasonable man.

Source: Tatoeba

讲学 jiǎngxué to lecture (on branch of learning)
讲演 jiǎngyǎn
  1. to lecture
  2. to speak publicly
讲习 jiǎngxí
  1. to lecture
  2. to instruct
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