玉帛 (yù bó) — gems and silk (used as state gifts in ancient China); (figurative) peace, friendship (as in 化干戈为玉帛)

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• 两国互赠玉帛，以示友好。
  Liǎng guó hù zèng yù bó, yǐ shì yǒu hǎo.
  The two states exchanged gems and silk as a sign of friendship.
• 经过谈判，双方终于化干戈为玉帛。
  Jīng guò tán pàn, shuāng fāng zhōng yú huà gān gē wéi yù bó.
  After negotiations, the two sides finally turned swords into plowshares.
• 古代诸侯以玉帛作为结盟的信物。
  Gǔ dài zhū hóu yǐ yù bó zuò wéi jié méng de xìn wù.
  In ancient times, feudal lords used gems and silk as tokens of alliance.