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玉
帛
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Jyutping
juk6 baak6
Pinyin
yù bó
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
(noun) jade and silk; Or (figurative meaning) friendship; relationship; alliance
Definitions (Wiktionary)
noun, figuratively
good relations between countries
noun
riches; wealth
noun
jade and silk products
noun
gifts exchanged between feudal states or nations
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
(沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
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
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
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.