两国相争，不斩来使
两国相争，不斩来使
liǎng guó xiāng zhēng , bù zhǎn lái shǐ
when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)
idiom
Traditional: 兩國相爭，不斬來使
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- (idiom) when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)
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