liǎng​guó​xiāng​zhēng​bù​zhǎn​lái​shǐ

do not execute envoys

Senses

两国相争,不斩来使/ 兩國相爭,不斬來使 liǎng​guó​xiāng​zhēng​bù​zhǎn​lái​shǐ do not execute envoys

(idiom) when two countries are at war, they should not execute messengers or envoys sent from the other side

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