干戈 [－－]

Jyutping gon1 gwo1
Pinyin gān gē

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. weapons of war
  2. arms
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    干​、​戈都​係​古時​武器​，​借代​爭鬥​、​戰爭
    fighting, war
    • 大動干戈
      大动干戈
      daai6 dung6 gon1 go1
      to wage a war
    • 化干戈為玉帛
      化干戈为玉帛
      faa3 gon1 go1 wai4 juk6 baak6
      to stop the conflict and make peace; to turn swords into ploughshares
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, figuratively
    the chaos of war; battle
  2. noun
    the weapons of war; arms
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #1248
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    化干戈为玉帛
    化干戈為玉帛
    faa3 gon1 gwo1 wai4 juk6 baak6
    • to turn the conflict into peace
  2. Cantonese
    干戈
    干戈
    gon1 gwo1
    • (lit.) spear and shield; (fig.) war; battle
  3. Cantonese
    大动干戈
    大動干戈
    daai6 dung6 gon1 go1
    • to wage a war
  4. Cantonese
    化干戈为玉帛
    化干戈為玉帛
    faa3 gon1 go1 wai4 juk6 baak6
    • to stop the conflict and make peace; to turn swords into ploughshares
  5. Cantonese
    咁样争落去只会两败俱伤，不如化干戈为玉帛啦。
    咁樣爭落去只會兩敗俱傷，不如化干戈為玉帛啦。
    gam2 joeng2 zaang1 lok6 heoi3 zi2 wui5 loeng5 baai6 keoi1 soeng1, bat1 jyu4 faa3 gon1 gwo1 wai4 juk6 baak6 laa1.
    • Both of us will only suffer loss if we keep on fighting. We should make peace.