先礼后兵 (先禮後兵) xiān lǐ hòu bīng
xiān lǐ hòu bīng
set phrase
peaceful measures before using force; diplomacy before violence; jaw-jaw is better than war-war
Domain: Idiom 成语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '先禮後兵')
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Truncated for common words
- 第十一回 Chapter 11 Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義 — count: 1