Definitions

1. 1. lit. to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom)
2. 2. fig. to turn hostility into friendship

Components

• 化 huà – to make into
• 干戈 gān gē – weapons of war
• 为 wéi – as (in the capacity of)
• 玉 yù – jade
• 帛 bó – silk