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

Character Breakdown

富
fù
abundant, ample; rich, wealthy
HSK 4 12 丶
国
guó
country, nation, state; national
HSK 1 8 丶
强
qiáng
strong, powerful, energetic
HSK 5 12 丶
兵
bīng
soldier; troops, an army; warlike
HSK 5 7 丶

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