先ㄒㄧㄢ禮ㄌㄧˇ後ㄏㄡˋ兵ㄅㄧㄥxiānlǐ‑hòubīng

简先礼后兵

  1. 先以禮節相待，再使用武力或其他強硬手段。

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