SURRENDER  投降

ADMIT PUBLICLY that one is DEFEATED.
SUBMITCAPITULATEGIVE INGIVE (ONESELF) UPGIVE WAYYIELDCONCEDE (DEFEAT)SUBMITCLIMB DOWNBACK DOWNCAVE INRELENTCRUMBLELAY DOWN ONE'S ARMSRAISE THE WHITE FLAGTHROW IN THE TOWEL
Antonym
  • CONQUERSUCCESSFULLY ATTACK AND ENDURINGLY POSSESS a PLACE.
    • OPPOSEINTERACT so as to PREVENT a HUMAN OR ANIMAL from ACHIEVING HIS/HER AIMS.
      Hypernym
      • ADMITASSENT to what the LISTENER has in the PAST DECLARED to be TRUE OR what the LISTENER is BELIEVED to BELIEVE is TRUE.
        • ASSENTSPEAK:say that one BELIEVES what ANOTHER in the PAST has SPEAK:said.
          • SPEAKACT so as to USE WORDS FOR SHOWING MEANING.*Speech by speaker X, directed towards audience Y, in order to communicate message Z.
            • ACTMOVE OR NOT MOVE CONFORMING to one's SELF:own DECIDE:decision....
      Old Chinese Criteria
      1. The current general word for any form of submitting to someone or surrendering to the enemy is fú 服.

      2. Xiáng 降 refers specifically to forced, non-voluntary surrender to an enemy.

      3. Xià 下 is a neutral technical term for giving up fighting in a military context.

      4. Chéng 成 and jiǎng 講 refer to a formal process of sueing for peace.

      Modern Chinese Criteria
      投降

      歸降

      降服

      降順

      屈服

      自首 is to surrender oneself to the legal process.

      降

      投誠

      輸誠

      反正 refers to rebels or revolutionaries returning to the common fold.

      繳械

      rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／

      • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 20.46

      Words

      服  fú OC: bɯɡ MC: buk 49 AttributionsWD

      The current general word for any form of submitting to someone or surrendering to the enemy is fú 服.

        Word relations
      • Ant: 叛/REVOLT The current general word for staging a revolt against authorities is pàn 叛 (ant. shùn 順 "remain loyal").
      • Epithet: 賓/GUEST

        Syntactic words
      • nabactact of surrender
      • v[adN]pluralthose who are submissive or who surrender
      • vt(oN)surrender to a contextually determinate party N
      • vt(oN)figurativesurrender figuratively to NCH
      • vt+prep+Nsurrender oneself to, seek refuge with
      • vtoNsubmit to, surrender to
      • vtoNcausativesubjugate; make N submitLZ
      降  xiáng OC: ɡruum MC: ɦɣɔŋ 17 AttributionsWD

      Xiáng 降 refers specifically to forced, non-voluntary surrender to an enemy.

        Syntactic words
      • nsurrendering; a surrender
      • vadNsurrendered, who have surrendered
      • viactsurrender to others; submit to others (really the category should be vt[oN]!)
      • vt(oN)surrender to the contextually determinate N
      • vtoNsurrender to
      下  xià OC: ɢraas MC: ɦɣɛ 10 AttributionsWD

      Xià 下 is a neutral technical term for giving up fighting in a military context.

        Syntactic words
      • viactsurrender
      • vtoNsurrender to, submit to
      • vtoNcausativecause to surrender
      • vtoNpassivebe surrendered to
      賓  bīn OC: pin MC: pin 7 AttributionsWD
        Syntactic words
      • viactsubmit to become a respected subject
      • vt(oN)submit to a contextually determinate N so as to become a respected subjectCH
      講  jiǎng OC: krooŋʔ MC: kɣɔŋ 3 AttributionsWD

      Chéng 成 and jiǎng 講 refer to a formal process of sueing for peace.

        Syntactic words
      • viactenter negotiations for peace, sue for peace
      • vt+prep+Nnegotiate for peace with N
      詘  qū OC: khlud MC: khi̯ut 2 AttributionsWD
        Syntactic words
      • viactbow to; admit (intellectual) defeat
      • viactbend to circumstances
      • vtoNsurrender to; bow to; admit defeat towards
      成  chéng OC: djeŋ MC: dʑiɛŋ 1 AttributionWD

      Chéng 成 and jiǎng 講 refer to a formal process of sueing for peace.

        Syntactic words
      • nabactoffer of surrender
      • viactsue for peace, make peace
      折  zhé OC: kljed MC: tɕiɛt 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • viactcave in> surrender
      告服  gào fú OC: kuuɡs bɯɡ MC: kɑu buk 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • VPiannounce one's surrender
      屈伏  qū fú OC: khlud bɯɡ MC: khi̯ut buk 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • VPiactsurrender, give up
      歸服  guī fú OC: klul bɯɡ MC: kɨi buk 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • VPt(oN)surrender to the contextually determinate N
      心服  xīn fú MC: sim bjuwk OC: slɯm bɯɡCH 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • VPt(oN)figurativeget convinced; be convincedCH
      授手  shòu shǒu OC: djus hmljuʔ MC: ɨu ɕɨu 0 AttributionsWD
        Syntactic words
      • VPt+prep+Nsurrender to

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