先礼后兵
xiānlǐ-hòubīngTraditional 先禮後兵
courtesy first, force later
Every meaning
xiānlǐ-hòubīng
- courtesy first, force later
Its characters
- 先xiānfirst; in advance
- 礼lǐgift; present (as in 礼物)
- 后hòuafter; later
- 兵bīngsoldier; troops
Words with 先
Words with 礼
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.