化干戈为玉帛

huà gān gē wéi yù bó

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Definitions

1. lit. to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom)
2. fig. to turn hostility into friendship

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Child Words of 化干戈为玉帛

• 干 干 gān: dry
• 化 化 huà: to make into
• 干戈 干戈 gān gē: weapons of war
• 干 干 gàn: tree trunk
• 为 为 wéi: as (in the capacity of)
• 为 为 wèi: because of
• 玉 玉 yù: jade
• 帛 帛 bó: silk
• 戈 戈 gē: dagger-axe