止戈散马 — “To cease hostilities and return to peace”
止戈散马 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cease hostilities and return to peace”. To end a war or conflict. Literally, “Stop the weapons and release the horses”.
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止戈散马 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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经过漫长的谈判，双方终于决定止戈散马，共同迎接新的发展机遇。
After lengthy negotiations, both sides finally decided to end hostilities and jointly embrace new development opportunities.
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More idioms starting with 止
- zhǐ止yú于zhì至shàn善Rest in perfect excellence
- zhǐ止xún循zī资xù序judge or promote solely by seniority
- zhǐ止gē戈wéi为wǔ武stop conflict to be truly martial
- zhǐ止gē戈zhī之wǔ武stopping conflict is true martial prowess
- zhǐ止gē戈xīng兴rén仁stop war, promote benevolence
- zhǐ止bào暴jìn禁fēi非stop violence and forbid wrongdoing
- zhǐ止fèi沸yì益xīn薪Worsen a situation while trying to improve it
- zhǐ止kě渴sī思méi梅comfort oneself with illusions
- zhǐ止kě渴wàng望méi梅console oneself with illusions
- zhǐ止kě渴yǐn饮zhèn鸩solve a problem with a disastrous method
- zhǐ止zhī知qí其yī一，，wèi未zhī知qí其èr二know one aspect, not the whole
- zhǐ止tán谈fēng风yuè月only discuss trivial pleasant subjects
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What does 止戈散马 mean?
止戈散马 (zhǐ gē sàn mǎ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cease hostilities and return to peace”.
How do you pronounce 止戈散马?
止戈散马 is pronounced zhǐ gē sàn mǎ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 止戈散马 literally mean?
Literally, 止戈散马 means “Stop the weapons and release the horses”. It is used to mean “to cease hostilities and return to peace”.
What is the Chinese definition of 止戈散马?
停用兵戈，放还战马，意指结束战争。