匪寇婚媾

A corrective reclassification where an arrival initially perceived as hostile (寇) is revealed to be a social or diplomatic overture (婚媾). 婚 refers to the general concept of marriage; 媾 emphasizes the act of uniting or negotiating friendly terms.

In this construction, 匪 functions as a negative particle ("not"), synonymous with 非, rather than as a noun meaning "bandits." This provides the grammatical engine for the phrase: "Not [X], but [Y]."

Depending on context, 婚媾 may be literal (a wedding/spouse) or metaphorical (a political or strategic alliance). The expression marks a transition from the sphere of aggression to that of kinship and diplomacy.