两国相争，不斩来使

liǎng guó xiāng zhēng , bù zhǎn lái shǐ

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 两国相争，不斩来使

不
bù

no; not so

使
shǐ

to make

来
lái

to come

两
liǎng

two

国
guó

country; nation; state (CL:個|个[gè])

斩
zhǎn

to behead (as form of capital punishment)

争
zhēng

to strive for

两国
liǎng guó

both countries; two countries

相
xiāng

each other

相
xiàng

appearance

相争
xiāng zhēng

to vie against one another