化干戈为玉帛

Traditional (Taiwan): 化干戈為玉帛

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huàgāngēwéiyùbó ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄍㄢㄍㄜㄨㄟˊ ㄩˋ ㄅㄛˊ

- lit. to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom)
- fig. to turn hostility into friendship

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