两国相争，不斩来使 兩國相爭，不斬來使
liǎng guó xiāng zhēng , bù zhǎn lái shǐ
释义
when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)
汉字
两liǎngtwo, both, pair, couple; ounce一冂从国guócountry, nation, state; national囗玉相xiāngmutual, reciprocal; equal; each other木目争zhēngto dispute, to fight, to contend, to strive⺈彐亅不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix一斩zhǎnto chop, to cut, to sever; to behead车斤来láito arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on未丷使shǐcause, mission, orders; envoy, messenger, ambassador亻吏