攘外必先安内。

16:43 Nov 29, 2007
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Chinese term or phrase: 攘外必先安内。
用在商务语境中,翻译成英式英语。不需要有文学性,只需要把疑似完全翻译出来就可以了。找到一个军事上的翻译是"pacifying the internal before resisting foreign aggression",觉得不太合适。
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3 +1deal first the internal conflict before resolving external conflict
karcsy
3winning the domestic before conquering the global
franksf
3pacifying the internal before resisting foreign aggression
pkchan


  

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deal first the internal conflict before resolving external conflict


Explanation:
deal the internal conflict first before resolving external conflict.


conflict can be replaced with issues or problems.


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winning the domestic before conquering the global


Explanation:
winning the domestic market before conquering the international market

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pacifying the internal before resisting foreign aggression


Explanation:
or: Resisting Foreign Aggression after Stabilizing the Country

"攘外必先安内"再批判-抗日战争研究攘外安内,抗日前提,国共合作,- [ Translate this page ]下载地址:, "攘外必先安内"再批判 Re-criticizing the Policy of "Resisting Foreign Aggression after Stabilizing the Country" ...
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易学史- [ Translate this page ]... 施禄及下”以得民心,如《左传》“曹刿论战”所示,是“攘外必先安内”的战略性思考。 ... thinking of pacifying the internal before resisting foreign aggression. ...
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