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穷兵黩武
窮兵黷武
qióngbīngdúwǔ
1. to engage in wars of aggression at will (idiom)
2. militaristic
3. bellicose

Character Breakdown

穷
qióng
poor, destitute; to exhaust
HSK 4 7 丶
兵
bīng
soldier; troops, an army; warlike
HSK 5 7 丶
黩
dú
to dishonor, to defile, to corrupt; soiled
20 丶
武
wǔ
military; martial, warlike
HSK 5 8 丶

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