不宣而战 in English bu4 xuan1 er2 zhan4 Meaning

Meanings

  • open hostilities without declaring war
  • start an undeclared war

Simplified Characters

不 宣 而 战

Traditional Characters

不 宣 而 戰

Pinyin

bu4 xuan1 er2 zhan4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

不bu4(negative prefix) 宣xuan1surname Xuan 而er2and 战zhan4to fight