化干戈為玉帛
See also: 化干戈为玉帛
Chinese
editto make into; to change into; ‑ization to make into; to change into; ‑ization; to ... ‑ize; to transform |
because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become |
jade and silk products; riches; wealth | |||
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trad. (化干戈為玉帛/化干戈爲玉帛) | 化 | 干戈 | 為/爲 | 玉帛 | |
simp. (化干戈为玉帛) | 化 | 干戈 | 为 | 玉帛 | |
Literally: “to turn weapons of war into gifts of jade and silk”. |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄍㄢ ㄍㄜ ㄨㄟˊ ㄩˋ ㄅㄛˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: huà gange wéi yùbó
- Wade–Giles: hua4 kan1-ko1 wei2 yü4-po2
- Yale: hwà gān-gē wéi yù-bwó
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huah gange wei yuhbor
- Palladius: хуа ганьгэ вэй юйбо (xua ganʹgɛ vɛj jujbo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xu̯ä⁵¹ kän⁵⁵ kɤ⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ y⁵¹ pu̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: faa3 gon1 gwo1 wai4 juk6 baak6
- Yale: fa gōn gwō wàih yuhk baahk
- Cantonese Pinyin: faa3 gon1 gwo1 wai4 juk9 baak9
- Guangdong Romanization: fa3 gon1 guo1 wei4 yug6 bag6
- Sinological IPA (key): /faː³³ kɔːn⁵⁵ kʷɔː⁵⁵ wɐi̯²¹ jʊk̚² paːk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit化干戈為玉帛
- to turn hostility into friendship; to bury the hatchet