化faa3干gon1戈gwo1為wai4玉juk6帛baak6

simp化干戈为玉帛also written化干戈爲玉帛

faa3 gon1 gwo1 wai4 juk6 baak6huà gān gē wéi yù bó

English

lit. to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom)
to stop the conflict and make peace; to turn swords into ploughshares
fig. to turn hostility into friendship

粵語 — Cantonese

平息紛爭、戰事，達成和平

Examples

咁樣爭落去只會兩敗俱傷，不如化干戈為玉帛啦。
Both of us will only suffer loss if we keep on fighting. We should make peace.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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