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玉帛
yù​bó

gems and silk

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 化干戈为玉帛 huà​gān​gē​wéi​yù​bó 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
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