我们化干戈为玉帛
“end the hostility and make peace?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不如
“Why not”
我们 化干戈为玉帛
“end the hostility and make peace?”
大家好好说嘛
“Let's talk it over.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In ancient China, 'gange' (shields and halberds) symbolized warfare, while 'yubo' (jade and silk) were diplomatic gifts exchanged between states to seal peace treaties.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to bury the hatchet; to turn hostility into friendship
A well-known idiom used in formal negotiations or semi-humorous peacemaking between arguing parties.