不得已出兵止战
“and were forced to deploy to quell the unrest.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
虑王妃之安危
“were worried about Her Highness's safety”
不得已出兵止战
“and were forced to deploy to quell the unrest.”
今战息
“The battle ends today,”
“I did not start this war; I mobilized troops purely for peace and protection.”
In traditional Chinese political philosophy, military force is only morally justified when used defensively or as a reluctant last resort to stop chaos and restore peace.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
as a last resort / having no alternative
Used in formal or written contexts to emphasize that an action was taken purely out of unavoidable necessity.
to dispatch troops / to mobilize military forces
A formal historical or political verb for launching military intervention.
to end war / to cease hostilities
Literary classical Chinese term for halting warfare.
