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不宣而战

bù xuān ér zhàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
open hostilities without declaring war / start an undeclared war
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-541278509d813333. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

不宣而戰 不宣而战 [bu4 xuan1 er2 zhan4] /open hostilities without declaring war/start an undeclared war/

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Other forms in these source records: 不宣而戰

  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

  • 宣
    xuān

    to declare (publicly) / to announce

    Xuān

    surname Xuan

  • 而
    ér

    and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)

  • 战
    zhàn

    to fight / fight / war / battle

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