先礼后兵

Traditional: 先禮後兵

xiān lǐ hòu bīng

Dictionary entry

(idiom) try persuasion before resorting to force

What does 先礼后兵 mean?

先礼后兵 (xiān lǐ hòu bīng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) try persuasion before resorting to force

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

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先礼后兵

xiān lǐ hòu bīng

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