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先礼后兵 (先禮後兵)

xiān lǐ hòu bīng

Definition

  1. peaceful measures before using force (idiom); diplomacy before violence
  2. jaw-jaw is better than war-war

Character Decomposition

先
=
⺧
+
儿
礼
=
礻
+
乚
后
=
？
+
？
兵
=
丘
+
八

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