改土歸流
Chinese
    
| to change; to alter; to transform to change; to alter; to transform; to correct | earth; dust; rural earth; dust; rural; uncouth; uncultured; plebeian | to go back; to return | to flow; to spread; to circulate to flow; to spread; to circulate; to move | ||
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| trad. (改土歸流) | 改 | 土 | 歸 | 流 | |
| simp. (改土归流) | 改 | 土 | 归 | 流 | |
Etymology
    
土 (tǔ) stands for 土官 (tǔguān, “chieftain”) while 流 (liú) stands for 流官 (liúguān, “regular official”).
Pronunciation
    
Verb
    
改土歸流
- (historical) to abolish the rule of local chieftains (tusi) and replace them with regular direct administration
Synonyms
    
- 改流 (gǎiliú)
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