穷兵黩武

窮兵黷武
qióngbīngdúwǔ
  1. to engage in wars of aggression at will (idiom)
  2. militaristic
  3. bellicose

CEDICT

to start wars and use military might rashly and excessively

Wiktionary

恣意运用兵力，发动战争。《三国志．卷五八．吴书．陆逊传》：「穷兵黩武，动费万计，士卒彫瘁，寇不为衰，而我已大病矣！」也作「黩武穷兵」、「穷兵极武」。

重編國語辭典

恣意运用兵力，发动战争

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 穷 qióng
  1. poor
  2. destitute
  3. to use up
  4. to exhaust
  5. thoroughly
  6. extremely
  7. (coll.) persistently and pointlessly
2 兵 bīng
  1. soldiers
  2. a force
  3. an army
  4. weapons
  5. arms
  6. military
  7. warlike

classifier: 個
3 黩武 dúwǔ
  1. militaristic
  2. to use military force indiscriminately

Related entries

黩武 dúwǔ
  1. militaristic
  2. to use military force indiscriminately