言歸於好

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Chinese

to speak; to say; talk
to speak; to say; talk; word
 
to go back; to return
in; at; to
in; at; to; from; by; than; out of; surname
 
good; well; be fond of
trad. (言歸於好)
simp. (言归于好)

Etymology

Originally part of an oath which was sworn, for instance, on the Convention of Kuiqiu (葵丘之會 ) as recorded in the Zuozhuan:

同盟之後言歸于好 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
同盟之后言归于好 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4th century BCE
Fán wǒ tóngméng zhī rén, jì méng zhīhòu, yán guī yú hǎo.
We all who have united in this convention shall hereafter be reconciled in goodness.

The same oath was also quoted in the Mencius.

Pronunciation


Idiom

言歸於好

  1. to bury the hatchet; to become reconciled