文攻武嚇
wén​gōng​wǔ​xià

to pressure and threaten

  • created sense approved 文攻武吓/文攻武嚇 · wén​gōng​wǔ​xià · to pressure and threaten — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    文攻武吓 / 文攻武嚇

    wén​gōng​wǔ​xià

    to pressure and threaten

    To exert pressure on a person or nation through a combination of verbal denunciation and military intimidation; to try to coerce

    文 (literal) → 文 · wén · civilian 攻 (literal) → 攻 · gōng · to criticize 武 (literal) → 武 · wǔ · martial 吓 (literal) → 吓/嚇 · hè · to threaten

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