两国相争，不斩来使 liǎng guó xiāng zhēng ， bù zhǎn lái shǐ

DEFINITIONS

  1. when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)

CHARACTERS

两 liǎng
HSK 2
two, both, pair, couple; ounce
国 guó
HSK 1
nation, country, nation-state
相 xiāng
HSK 3
mutual, reciprocal, each other
争 zhēng
HSK 4
dispute, fight, contend, strive
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
斩 zhǎn
HSK 6
cut, chop, sever; behead
来 lái
HSK 1
come, coming; return, returning
使 shǐ
HSK 4
cause, send on a mission, order; envoy, messenger, ambassador