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先礼后兵

xiān lǐ hòu bīng

Definitions

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

Child Words of 先礼后兵

兵
bīng
礼
lǐ
后
hòu
先
xiān