negligence makes dangers

negligence makes dangers

Forgetting war is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is w à ngzh à Nb à w à I, which means that although a country is big, it will die if it likes war. Although the world is flat, forgetting war preparedness is bound to cause crisis. From simafa renben.

Idiom explanation

War: war readiness. Danger: danger, crisis. Although the country is big, it will die if it is belligerent. Although the world is peaceful, if we forget the war preparedness, there will be a crisis.

The origin of Idioms

Sima FA renben: "although my country is big, I will die if I like to fight; although the world is safe, I will be in danger if I forget to fight." (Interpretation: therefore, although a country is strong, it will perish if it is belligerent; although the world is peaceful, it will be dangerous if it forgets its preparations for war.)

Idioms and allusions

In 280 ad, after the collapse of Wu state in the Western Jin Dynasty, Sima Yan, Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty, believed that there would be no more big war. He advocated that the military generals should not engage in military activities any more, but let them change their jobs to manage political and administrative affairs, and ordered the troops of prefectures and counties to be liberated. However, Du Yu, a famous military strategist, quoted the words in Sima FA, an ancient military book, and warned Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty that "although the world is safe, forgetting war, it will be in danger" and that he should not rest in peace with the demise of the state of Wu. As a military commander, he returned to Xiangyang immediately after the end of the war with the state of Wu, held fast to the important areas, and staggered troops, so that the headquarters were heavily guarded and kept a stable situation for a long time. After Du Yu's death, Jin's armaments were abandoned, horses were released to Nanshan, weapons were put into storage, which provided opportunities for internal and external enemies, and soon the world was in chaos.

Idiom usage

In the biography of Du Yu in the book of Jin, it is said that although the world is safe, forgetting war will lead to danger