不戰不和

简 不战不和 · 繁 不戰不和
Mandarin · pinyin bù zhàn bù hé

Meanings

  1. neither war nor peace
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不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
戰
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和
hé · harmony, peace; peaceful, calm
战
zhàn · war, fighting, battle
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4–4–4–2 · bu4 zhan4 bu4 he2

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bat1 zin3 bat1 wo4

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  1. (idiomatic) neither war nor peace

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