先兵后礼
Traditional form:
先兵後禮
Pinyin (reading):
xiānbīnghòulǐ
Definitions:
- opposite of 先禮後兵/先礼后兵 (xiānlǐhòubīng)
Characters:
- 先 - first, former, previous
- 兵 - soldier; troops, an army; warlike
- 后 - after; behind, rear; descendants
- 礼 - courtesy, manners, social customs
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