- 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 definitions (experimental)
- rich country, strong army (idiom)
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.
xǔ duō许多lǐng dǎo zhě领导者xiāng xìn相信,fù guó qiáng bīng富国强兵shì是shí xiàn实现guó jiā国家fán róng繁荣de的guān jiàn关键。
Many leaders believe that making the country wealthy and strengthening the military are key to achieving national prosperity.
Generated collocations (experimental)
fù guó qiáng bīng富国强兵zhèng cè政策policy of making the country wealthy and the military strongfù guó qiáng bīng富国强兵sī xiǎng思想the ideology of enriching the country and strengthening the armyshí shī实施fù guó qiáng bīng富国强兵to implement the strategy of rich country and strong armyfù guó qiáng bīng富国强兵zhàn lüè战略strategy of wealth and military strengthfù guó qiáng bīng富国强兵yùn dòng运动movement for a rich country and a strong armyfù guó qiáng bīng富国强兵jì huà计划plan for national wealth and military powerfù guó qiáng bīng富国强兵Shí dài时代era of a wealthy country and a powerful armyfù guó qiáng bīng富国强兵lǐ lùn理论theory of enriching the country and strengthening the armyfù guó qiáng bīng富国强兵mù biāo目标goal of national prosperity and military strengthfù guó qiáng bīng富国强兵zhèng cè政策shí shī实施implementation of the policy for a rich country and strong militaryfù guó qiáng bīng富国强兵de的bì yào xìng必要性necessity of a rich country and strong army