stop a war

stop a war

As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is à Nb ī ngsh ù Ji ǎ which means to put down weapons and bundle armor, which means to stop fighting. It comes from the chronicles of the Three Kingdoms, the chronicles of Shu and the biography of Zhuge Liang by Chen Shou of Jin Dynasty.

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym]: a truce, a war

The origin of Idioms

Chen Shou of Jin Dynasty wrote in the annals of the Three Kingdoms, the annals of Shu, the biography of Zhuge Liang: "if you can't be a good one, why don't you put up a case and make it to the north?"

Idioms and allusions

In the 13th year of Jian'an (208), Zhuge Liang went to Dongwu to achieve the goal of sun and Liu alliance to fight against Cao. He urged Sun Quan (182-252) to say: if you can fight against Cao Cao with the people of Dongwu, you might as well break off the relationship with Cao Cao as soon as possible. If you can't resist the influence of Cao Cao, you might as well hold your peace, collect your talents, and submit to Cao Cao. In Chapter 43 of the romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Liang also quoted the above words. Wu and Yue: the state of Wu and Yue in the spring and Autumn period, which refers to the territory of the eastern Wu under the jurisdiction of Sun Quan. China: refers to the Central Plains of the Yellow River Basin, this refers to the Eastern Han Dynasty represented by Cao Cao (155-220). Case Soldier: once used as a case soldier, ancient cases and cases were used in general. Armor binding: binding armor. North: it means to be a minister. In ancient times, the monarch sat facing the south, and his ministers worshipped to the north, which pointed to Cao Cao in the north.

Idiom usage

It means to stop the war.