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穷兵黩武

qióng bīng dú wǔdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to engage in wars of aggression at will (idiom) / militaristic / bellicose
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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-def470f79e811825. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

窮兵黷武 穷兵黩武 [qiong2 bing1 du2 wu3] /to engage in wars of aggression at will (idiom)/militaristic/bellicose/

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Other forms in these source records: 窮兵黷武

  • 穷
    qióng

    poor / destitute / to use up / to exhaust / thoroughly / extremely / (coll.) persistently and pointlessly

  • 兵
    bīng

    soldiers / a force / an army / weapons / arms / military / warlike / CL:個|个[gè]

  • 黩
    dú

    blacken / constantly / to insult

  • 武
    wǔ

    martial / military

    Wǔ

    surname Wu

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.