強國
Chinese edit
strength; force; power strength; force; power; powerful; better |
country; state; nation | ||
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trad. (強國) | 強 | 國 | |
simp. (强国) | 强 | 国 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
強國
- powerful nation; powerful country; power
- tyrannical state
- 王者尚其德而布其刑,霸者刑德並湊,強國先其刑而後德。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Shuoyuan, circa 1st century BCE
- Wángzhě shàng qí dé ér bù qí xíng, bà zhě xíng dé bìng còu, qiángguó xiān qí xíng ér hòu dé. [Pinyin]
- Just rulers revere virtue and promulgate laws of penal justice accordinly. Hegemons make use of punishment and morals in parallel. A despotic country prioritizes on punishments and treat virtue as secondary.
王者尚其德而布其刑,霸者刑德并凑,强国先其刑而后德。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Proper noun edit
強國
- (chiefly Hong Kong Cantonese, sarcastic) People's Republic of China; China
Derived terms edit
Verb edit
強國
- to make one's country more powerful