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先禮後兵 (先礼后兵)

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
禮
=
礻
+
豊
後
=
彳
+
幺
+
夂
兵
=
丘
+
八

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