先兵后礼

Traditional: 先兵後禮

xiān bīng hòu lǐ

Dictionary entry

opposite of 先禮後兵|先礼后兵[xian1 li3 hou4 bing1]

What does 先兵后礼 mean?

先兵后礼 (xiān bīng hòu lǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1opposite of 先禮後兵|先礼后兵[xian1 li3 hou4 bing1]

Character breakdown

Open each character to see its own meanings and vocabulary links.

先xiānbeforehand; first; earlier · at first; originally 兵bīngsoldiers · a force 后Hòusurname Hou 礼Lǐsurname Li · abbr. for 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], Classic of Rites

Reviewed examples

No reviewed example dialogues yet. This page only shows verified dictionary data until a context lesson is published.

How to pronounce 先兵后礼

先兵后礼

xiān bīng hòu lǐ

Tap to hear Mandarin.

Base dictionary data: CC-CEDICT · CC BY-SA 4.0.