不宣而战

Traditional: 不宣而戰

bù xuān ér zhàn

Dictionary entry

open hostilities without declaring war

What does 不宣而战 mean?

不宣而战 (bù xuān ér zhàn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1open hostilities without declaring war

2start an undeclared war

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不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-宣Xuānsurname Xuan 而érand · as well as 战zhànto fight · fight

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不宣而战

bù xuān ér zhàn

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