改土歸流

Chinese
 
to change; to alter; to transform; to correct
 
earth; dust; rural; uncouth; uncultured; plebeian
 to go back; to return
 
to flow; to spread; to circulate; to move
trad. (改土歸流) 改 土 歸 流
simp. (改土归流) 改 土 归 流

Etymology

改 (“to change”) +‎ 土 (“tǔguān”) +‎ 歸 (“to submit to”) +‎ 流 (“liúguān”).

Pronunciation

Noun

改土歸流

  1. (archaic) turning native rule into regular administration
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