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化干戈为玉帛 (化干戈為玉帛)

huà gān gē wéi yù bó

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

化
=
亻
+
⼔
干
=
一
+
十
戈
=
？
+
？
为
=
力
+
？
玉
=
王
+
？
帛
=
白
+
巾

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