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文攻武吓

wén gōng wǔ hèdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(of a nation) to denounce and threaten with military force / to try to coerce
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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-d709e081693ab6a7. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

文攻武嚇 文攻武吓 [wen2 gong1 wu3 he4] /(of a nation) to denounce and threaten with military force; to try to coerce/

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Other forms in these source records: 文攻武嚇

  • 文
    wén

    language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67

    Wén

    surname Wen

  • 攻
    gōng

    to attack / to accuse / to study / (LGBT) top

  • 武
    wǔ

    martial / military

    Wǔ

    surname Wu

  • 吓
    hè

    to scare / to intimidate / to threaten / (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut / (interjection showing astonishment)

    xià

    to frighten / to scare

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.