Read Edit View history 化干戈为玉帛 huàgāngēwéiyùbó to bury the hatchet Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 化干戈为玉帛/ 化干戈為玉帛 huàgāngēwéiyùbó to bury the hatchet literally "to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk"; to turn hostility into friendship or beat swords into plowshares Edit Delete References Add reference see 玉帛/玉帛 → 化干戈为玉帛/化干戈為玉帛 Edit Delete
化干戈为玉帛/ 化干戈為玉帛 huàgāngēwéiyùbó to bury the hatchet literally "to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk"; to turn hostility into friendship or beat swords into plowshares Edit Delete