先ㄒㄧㄢxiān禮ㄌㄧˇlǐ後ㄏㄡˋhòu兵ㄅㄧㄥbīng

  1. 先以禮節相待，再以強硬的手段相抗。《三國演義·第一一回》：「劉備遠來救援，先禮後兵，主公當用好言答之。」

英peaceful measures before using force (idiom)​; diplomacy before violence, jaw-jaw is better than war-war