两国相争，不斩来使

Traditional: 兩國相爭，不斬來使

liǎng guó xiāng zhēng , bù zhǎn lái shǐ

Dictionary entry

when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)

What does 两国相争，不斩来使 mean?

两国相争，不斩来使 (liǎng guó xiāng zhēng , bù zhǎn lái shǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)

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两liǎngtwo · both 国Guósurname Guo 相Xiāngsurname Xiang 争zhēngto strive for · to vie for 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-斩zhǎnto behead (as form of capital punishment) · to chop 来láito come · (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)使shǐto make · to cause

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两国相争，不斩来使

liǎng guó xiāng zhēng , bù zhǎn lái shǐ

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