hú​fú​qí​shè

Hu clothing and archery on horseback

  • created sense approved 胡服骑射/胡服騎射 · hú​fú​qí​shè · Hu clothing and archery on horseback — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    胡服骑射 / 胡服騎射

    hú​fú​qí​shè

    Hu clothing and archery on horseback

    Adopting the clothing and military tactics of others to improve oneself. Historically refers to King Wuling of Zhao encouraging his people to wear nomadic clothing and learn mounted archery to build a stronger army during the Warring States period.

    胡服 (literal) → 胡服 · hú​fú · barbarian clothing 骑射 (literal) → 骑射/騎射 · qí​shè · mounted archery

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