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黩武

dú wǔ

2-character word Traditional 黷武

What 黩武 means

1. militaristic
2. to use military force indiscriminately

The characters in 黩武

• 黩dúblacken; constantly; to insult
• 武wǔmartial; military

Words containing 黩武

• 穷兵黩武qióng bīng dú wǔto engage in wars of aggression at will (idiom); militaristic; bellicose

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