acknowledge allegiance to
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is g ē D ì ch ē ngch é n, which means to cede land and submit to each other. From Yu Shi Ming Yan by Feng Menglong of Ming Dynasty.
Idiom usage
It is very unwise to cede one's territory to another.
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: seeking harmony from other places
The origin of Idioms
Feng Menglong's Yu Shi Ming Yan of Ming Dynasty, Vol.32: "if you let me go back to the south, I would like to work for Jin Bang. Fortunately, once they succeed, they will preside over the peace talks and make the Southern Dynasty a vassal. "
Idiom explanation
Cede the land and submit to each other.
acknowledge allegiance to
restrain one 's grief and accord with inevitable changes - jié āi shùn biàn
cut off the long and compensate the short - cái cháng bǔ duǎn
cravenly cling to life instead of braving death - tān shēng pà sǐ
all blend into one harmonious whole - róng yú yī lú