先禮後兵 — xian1 li3 hou4 bing1 — Chinese Dictionary

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Definitions4 characters

xian¹ li³ hou⁴ bing¹

lit. peaceful measures before using force (idiom)/fig. diplomacy before violence; jaw-jaw is better than war-war

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

先

禮

後

兵

As word

1

xian¹

lit. peaceful measures before using force (idiom)/fig. diplomacy before violence; jaw-jaw is better than war-war

2

li³

lit. peaceful measures before using force (idiom)/fig. diplomacy before violence; jaw-jaw is better than war-war

3

hou⁴

lit. peaceful measures before using force (idiom)/fig. diplomacy before violence; jaw-jaw is better than war-war

4

bing¹

lit. peaceful measures before using force (idiom)/fig. diplomacy before violence; jaw-jaw is better than war-war