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胡服骑射
hú​fú​qí​shè

Hu clothing and archery on horseback

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
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.
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