富国强兵

fùguó-qiángbīng

To make a country rich and its army powerful.

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lit. rich country, strong army (idiom); slogan of legalist philosophers in pre-Han times, Make the country wealthy and the military powerful, slogan of modernizers in Qing China and Meiji Japan (Japanese pronunciation: Fukoku kyōhei)

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富国强兵

fù guó qiáng bīng

make the country rich and its military force efficient; a prosperous country with a powerful army; enrich the country and increase its military force (power); make one's country rich and build up its military power; make the country rich and at the same time maintain an efficient army

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富國強兵|富国强兵 [fù guó qiáng bīng] ► lit. rich country, strong army (idiom); slogan of legalist philosophers in pre-Han times ► Make the country wealthy and the military powerful, slogan of modernizers in Qing China and Meiji Japan (Japanese pronunciation: Fukoku kyōhei)