bù​xuān'ér​zhàn

to start an undeclared war

  1. adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  2. xuān verbnoun
    to declare
    (bound form) to declare publicly; to announce; to spread or broadcast
  3. ér particleconjunction
    [adverbial linker]
    Connects an adverb-like description to the following verb to show the manner, cause, or basis of an action.
  4. war
    war; warfare; battle; to fight a battle