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Chinese
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not; no
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to fight; fight; war to fight; fight; war; battle |
and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast) |
bent; feel wronged
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man; person; people
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's; him/her/it; this
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soldiers; a force; an army soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike |
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不
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戰
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而
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屈
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人
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之
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兵
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不
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战
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而
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屈
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人
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之
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兵
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Etymology
From The Art of War:
是故百戰百勝，非善之善者也；不戰而屈人之兵，善之善者也。
是故百战百胜，非善之善者也；不战而屈人之兵，善之善者也。 - From: The Art of War, circa 5th century BCE, translated based on Lionel Giles's version
- Shìgù bǎizhànbǎishèng, fēi shàn zhī shàn zhě yě; bù zhàn ér qū rén zhī bīng, shàn zhī shàn zhě yě.
- Hence to fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.
Pronunciation
Idiom
不戰而屈人之兵
- to subdue the enemy without fighting; to win without fighting
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