- 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)
Generated: This phrase emphasizes the importance of economic strength in maintaining a powerful military, often used in discussions about national policy and strategy.
A nation must be wealthy in order to have a strong military.