化干戈为玉帛

huà gān gē wéi yù bó · hua gan ge wei yu bo

Traditional 化干戈為玉帛

Meaning

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  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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