Definition
和亲 is a historical Chinese policy of arranging marriages between imperial princesses and non-Han rulers to secure border peace through family ties. It's a separable verb (离合词): you can insert measure words or time phrases between 和 and 亲, e.g. 和过一次亲 ('once implemented a marriage alliance'). The literal sense 'to become close and intimate through marriage' is now rare — in modern usage you'll almost only see it referring to ancient diplomatic marriages.
v.o.
(historical) to form a peace alliance by marrying a royal woman to a non-Han ruler(literal, rare) to become close and intimate through marriage
Examples
- 和亲。Hàn cháo céng duō cì tōngguò hé lái wěndìng běifāng biānjìng.The Han dynasty repeatedly used marriage alliances to stabilize the northern border.
- 和亲，。Wáng Zhāojūn zìyuàn chū sài hé, chuán wéi qiāngǔ jiāhuà.Wang Zhaojun volunteered to go beyond the frontier for a marriage alliance, which has been celebrated through the ages.
- 。Lìshǐ shàng Táng cháo hé Tǔbō hé guò yí cì qīn.Historically, the Tang dynasty and Tubo (Tibet) once made a marriage alliance.
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