粵

干gon1戈gwo1

gon1 gwo1gān gē

English

  1. weapons of war
  2. fighting, war
  3. arms

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 干、戈都係古時武器，借代爭鬥、戰爭

Examples

  • 大動干戈

    to wage a war

  • 化干戈為玉帛

    to stop the conflict and make peace; to turn swords into ploughshares

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

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