化干戈為玉帛

See also: 化干戈为玉帛

Chinese

		to make into; to change into; ‑ization to make into; to change into; ‑ization; to ... ‑ize; to transform	the weapons of war; arms; the chaos of war the weapons of war; arms; the chaos of war; battle	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	jade and silk products; riches; wealth
trad. (化干戈為玉帛/化干戈爲玉帛)		化	干戈	為/爲	玉帛
simp. (化干戈为玉帛)		化	干戈	为	玉帛
Literally: “to turn weapons of war into gifts of jade and silk”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): huà gāngē wéi yùbó

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄍㄢㄍㄜㄨㄟˊ ㄩˋ ㄅㄛˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): faa³ gon¹ gwo¹ wai⁴ juk⁶ baak⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huà gāngē wéi yùbó
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄍㄢㄍㄜㄨㄟˊ ㄩˋ ㄅㄛˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: huà gange wéi yùbó
  - Wade–Giles: hua⁴ kan¹-ko¹ wei² yü⁴-po²
  - Yale: hwà gān-gē wéi yù-bwó
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huah gange wei yuhbor
  - Palladius: хуа ганьгэ вэй юйбо (xua ganʹgɛ vɛj jujbo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ä⁵¹ kän⁵⁵ kɤ⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ y⁵¹ pu̯ɔ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: faa³ gon¹ gwo¹ wai⁴ juk⁶ baak⁶
  - Yale: fa gōn gwō wàih yuhk baahk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: faa³ gon¹ gwo¹ wai⁴ juk⁹ baak⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: fa³ gon¹ guo¹ wei⁴ yug⁶ bag⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /faː³³ kɔːn⁵⁵ kʷɔː⁵⁵ wɐi̯²¹ jʊk̚² paːk̚²/

Idiom

化干戈為玉帛

to turn hostility into friendship; to bury the hatchet

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