兩國相爭，不斬來使 liǎng guó xiāng zhēng ， bù zhǎn lái shǐ

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

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