两国相争，不斩来使

liǎng guó xiāng zhēng , bù zhǎn lái shǐ

Definitions

1. when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)

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Child Words of 两国相争，不斩来使

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 使 使 shǐ: to make
• 来 来 lái: to come
• 两 两 liǎng: two
• 国 国 guó: country; nation; state (CL:個|个[gè])
• 斩 斩 zhǎn: to behead (as form of capital punishment)
• 争 争 zhēng: to strive for
• 两国 两国 liǎng guó: both countries; two countries
• 相 相 xiāng: each other
• 相 相 xiàng: appearance
• 相争 相争 xiāng zhēng: to vie against one another