先礼后兵 in English xian1 li3 hou4 bing1 Meaning

Meanings

  • peaceful measures before using force (idiomatic expression); diplomacy before violence
  • jaw-jaw is better than war-war

Simplified Characters

先 礼 后 兵

Traditional Characters

先 禮 後 兵

Pinyin

xian1 li3 hou4 bing1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

先xian1early 礼li3surname Li 后hou4surname Hou 兵bing1soldiers