先禮後兵
See also: 先礼后兵
Chinese
editearly; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first |
gift; propriety; rite | back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later |
soldiers; a force; an army soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike | ||
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trad. (先禮後兵) | 先 | 禮 | 後 | 兵 | |
simp. (先礼后兵) | 先 | 礼 | 后 | 兵 |
Etymology
editFrom Romance of the Three Kingdoms:
- 郭嘉諫曰:「劉備遠來救援,先禮後兵,主公當用好言答之,以慢備心。」 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
- From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14th century CE
- Guō Jiā jiàn yuē: “Liú Bèi yuǎn lái jiùyuán, xiānlǐhòubīng, zhǔgōng dāng yòng hǎoyán dá zhī, yǐ màn Bèi xīn.” [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
郭嘉谏曰:「刘备远来救援,先礼后兵,主公当用好言答之,以慢备心。」 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˇ ㄏㄡˋ ㄅㄧㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sianlǐhòubing
- Wade–Giles: hsien1-li3-hou4-ping1
- Yale: syān-lǐ-hòu-bīng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianliihowbing
- Palladius: сяньлихоубин (sjanʹlixoubin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ xoʊ̯⁵¹ piŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sin1 lai5 hau6 bing1
- Yale: sīn láih hauh bīng
- Cantonese Pinyin: sin1 lai5 hau6 bing1
- Guangdong Romanization: xin1 lei5 heo6 bing1
- Sinological IPA (key): /siːn⁵⁵ lɐi̯¹³ hɐu̯²² pɪŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit先禮後兵
- to approach the situation politely before resorting to aggression
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