穷兵极武 — “Exhaust all military power and resort to extreme militarism”
穷兵极武 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to exhaust one's military resources and engage in aggressive, unjust wars; to be excessively warlike”. Literally, “exhaust all military power and resort to extreme militarism”.
穷兵极武 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 穷
- qióng穷bù不yǔ与fù富dòu斗，，fù富bù不yǔ与guān官dòu斗poor can't fight rich, rich can't fight officials
- qióng穷bù不shī失yì义Poor but righteous
- qióng穷qiě且yì益jiān坚adversity strengthens character
- qióng穷xiāng乡pì僻rǎng壤remote and backward place
- qióng穷chǐ侈jí极shē奢extremely extravagant and luxurious
- qióng穷chǐ侈jí极yù欲live in extreme luxury and indulgence
- qióng穷ér儿zhà乍fù富poor person suddenly becomes wealthy
- qióng穷ér儿bào暴fù富poor child suddenly rich
- qióng穷guāng光dàn蛋a penniless person
- qióng穷xiōng凶jí极è恶utterly vicious and ruthless
- qióng穷xiōng凶jí极bèi悖utterly brutal and perverse
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What does 穷兵极武 mean?
穷兵极武 (qióng bīng jí wǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to exhaust one's military resources and engage in aggressive, unjust wars; to be excessively warlike”.
How do you pronounce 穷兵极武?
穷兵极武 is pronounced qióng bīng jí wǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 穷兵极武 literally mean?
Literally, 穷兵极武 means “exhaust all military power and resort to extreme militarism”. It is used to mean “to exhaust one's military resources and engage in aggressive, unjust wars; to be excessively warlike”.
What is the Chinese definition of 穷兵极武?
动用全部兵力，肆意发动战争。形容极端好战