先禮後兵
See also: 先礼后兵
Chinese
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early; prior; former; in advance; first
!gift; propriety; rite
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back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later
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soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike
|- !trad. (先禮後兵) | 先 | 禮 | 後 | 兵 |- !simp. (先礼后兵) | 先 | 礼 | 后 | 兵 |}
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˇ ㄏㄡˋ ㄅㄧㄥ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shian lii how bing
- IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xoʊ̯⁵¹ piŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: sin1 lai5 hau6 bing1
- Yale: sīn láih hauh bīng
- Cantonese Pinyin: sin1 lai5 hau6 bing1
- Guangdong Romanization: xin1 lei5 heo6 bing1
- IPA (key): /siːn⁵⁵ lɐi̯¹³ hɐu̯²² pɪŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
Idiom
先禮後兵
- when dealing with another, to begin by approaching the situation politely - then, when results are not forthcoming, to resort to aggression
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