English to Chinese Dictionary

先礼后兵	xiān lǐ - hòu bīng	lit. peaceful measures before using force (idiom) / fig. diplomacy before violence; jaw-jaw is better than war-war
先兵后礼	xiān bīng hòu lǐ	opposite of 先禮後兵|先礼后兵[xian1 li3 hou4 bing1]

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