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; warfare	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 ㄍㄢ ㄍㄜ ㄨㄟˊ ㄩˋ ㄅㄛˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): faa³ gon¹ gwo¹ wai⁴ juk⁶ baak⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huà gāngē wéi yùbó
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄍㄢ ㄍㄜ ㄨㄟˊ 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

1. to turn hostility into friendship; to bury the hatchet