化敵為友
huà​dí​wéi​yǒu

to turn an enemy into a friend

  • created sense approved 化敌为友/化敵為友 · huà​dí​wéi​yǒu · to turn an enemy into a friend — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    化敌为友 / 化敵為友

    huà​dí​wéi​yǒu

    to turn an enemy into a friend

    To turn an enemy into a friend; to change a hostile situation into a friendly one.

    化 (literal) → 化 · huà · to change 敌 (literal) → 敌/敵 · dí · enemy 为 (literal) → 为/為 · wéi · to be 友 (literal) → 友 · yǒu · friend

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense