两国相争，不斩来使 in English liang3 guo2 xiang1 zheng1 , bu4 zhan3 lai2 shi3 Meaning

Meanings

• when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiomatic expression)

Pinyin

liang3 guo2 xiang1 zheng1 , bu4 zhan3 lai2 shi3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

两liang3two 国guo2surname Guo 相xiang1surname Xiang 争zheng1to strive for ， 不bu4(negative prefix) 斩zhan3to behead (as form of capital punishment) 来lai2to come 使shi3to make