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brave
nuclear weapon
to use force / to come to blows
talent in both military and civil field (idiom)
martial arts competition / tournament / to compete in a contest
soldierly / martial (appearance)
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  *武* | 武* | *武
surname Wu
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  *武* | 武* | *武
martial / military
Sun Wu, also known as Sun Tzu 孫子|孙子 (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法|孙子兵法, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书
(fig.) to fight a one-sided battle / to have an unfair advantage in a contest
Zhangwu county in Fuxin 阜新, Liaoning
to practice martial arts
Black Tortoise (the seven mansions of the north sky) / (in Daoism) God of the north sky
Dawu or Tawu township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县, southeast Taiwan
to walk in someone's steps / to follow in someone's footsteps (literary) / a step (literary)
(literary) valorous
Feng Doubo or Feng Wu (1672-), calligrapher of the Ming-Qing transition / also called 馮竇伯|冯窦伯
armed forces
civil and military
to value letters and belittle arms (idiom); to stress civil matters and neglect the military / to prefer the pen to the sword
Dong Biwu (1886-1975), one of the founders of the Chinese communist party
tournament (contest in Western chivalry) / jousting
chemical weapon / abbr. for 化學武器|化学武器
to promote a martial spirit / to revere military skills / warlike
Ningwu county in Xinzhou 忻州, Shanxi
Taiwu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县, Taiwan
might / formidable
Lord of profound heaven, major Daoist deity / aka Black Tortoise 玄武 or Black heavenly emperor 玄天上帝
to practice martial arts
equally proficient in intellectual and military affairs
Gu Yanwu (1613-1682), late Ming and early Qing Confucian philosopher, linguist and historian, played a founding role in phonology of early Chinese, author of Rizhilu or Record of daily study 日知錄|日知录
Hongwu Emperor, also written Hung-wu Ti, reign name of first Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋 (1328-1398), reigned 1386-1398, temple name 明太祖
Ruan Chongwu (1933-), third governor of Hainan
Liu Xinwu (1942-), novelist
Pingwu county in Mianyang 綿陽|绵阳, north Sichuan
Chengwu county in Heze 菏澤|菏泽, Shandong
Changwu County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳, Shaanxi
lower Cambrian (geological period approx 530 million years ago)
militaristic / to use military force indiscriminately
to follow in the steps of one's predecessor
Su Wu (140-60 BC), Han Dynasty diplomat and statesman, regarded as a model of courage and faithful service
to engage in wars of aggression at will (idiom) / militaristic / bellicose


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