exhaust all resources to build up one 's military power
Warlike, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is w á Nb ī NGD ú w ǔ, which means the reckless use of force. It comes from Sima Guang's "five rules in advance · Baoye" in Song Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
In Sima Guang's "entering five rules · protecting industry", it is said that "the arrogant play militarism, the poor and the Thai are extremely extravagant."
Analysis of Idioms
Military aggression
Idiom usage
To act as a predicate or attributive
exhaust all resources to build up one 's military power
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