偃えん武ぶ

noun

armistice; cessation of hostilities

Formal, literary term for a suspension of warfare. Often appears in historical or classical contexts; in modern Japanese, 休戦 (きゅうせん) is more common.

• 両りょう国こくは偃えん武ぶの協きょう定ていを結むすんだ。

  The two countries concluded an armistice agreement.