- 大动干戈 dàdònggāngē to go to warTo go to war or get into a physical fight; literally to move ancient weapons such as shields and polearms
- 化干戈为玉帛 huàgāngēwéiyùbó to bury the hatchetliterally "to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk"; to turn hostility into friendship or beat swords into plowshares
- 动干戈 dònggāngē to take up armsto start fighting; to go to war or engage in a physical fight
