化干戈为玉帛 in English hua4 gan1 ge1 wei2 yu4 bo2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to turn hostility into friendship

Simplified Characters

化 干 戈 为 玉 帛

Traditional Characters

化 干 戈 為 玉 帛

Pinyin

hua4 gan1 ge1 wei2 yu4 bo2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

化hua4variant of 花[hua1] 干gan4old variant of 乾|干[gan1] 戈ge1surname Ge 为wei4as (in the capacity of) 玉yu4jade 帛bo2silk