化干戈為玉帛 (faa3 gon1 gwo1 wai4 juk6 baak6) — beat swords into ploughshares in Cantonese | HKDictionary

faa˗₃化gonˉ¹干gwoˉ¹戈waiˎ₄為jukˍ₆玉baakˍ₆帛

简化干戈为玉帛

Mandarin Pinyin: hua4 gan1 ge wei2 yu4 bo2

Meaning of 化干戈為玉帛

nounbeat swords into ploughshares

Characters in 化干戈為玉帛

customs and habits

heavenly stems | [antonym] (地)支

dagger-axe; halberd; spear; lance; javelin

used after an adverb for emphasis, e.g. 極為, 頗為

jade; precious stone; gem

silk fabrics; silk

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