好戰必亡，忘戰必危

See also: 好战必亡，忘战必危

Chinese

		to be warlike; to be belligerent; to be pugnacious to be warlike; to be belligerent; to be pugnacious; to be hawkish	certainly; must; will certainly; must; will; necessarily	to die; to perish		to forget; to overlook; to neglect	to fight; fight; war to fight; fight; war; battle	certainly; must; will certainly; must; will; necessarily	danger; to endanger
trad. (好戰必亡，忘戰必危)		好戰	必	亡	，	忘	戰	必	危
simp. (好战必亡，忘战必危)		好战	必	亡	，	忘	战	必	危

Etymology

From The Methods of the Sima [circa 4th century B.C.].

故國雖大，好戰必亡；天下雖安，忘戰必危。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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故国虽大，好战必亡；天下虽安，忘战必危。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: The Methods of the Sima, circa 4^th century BCE

Gùguó suī dà, hàozhàn bì wáng; tiānxià suī ān, wàngzhàn bì wēi. [Pinyin]

Thus, even if it has great power, a country that loves to go to war will perish; but even in peace, a country that forgets how to go to war will be endangered.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hàozhàn bì wáng, wàngzhàn bì wēi, hàozhàn bì wáng, wàngzhàn bì wéi

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄠˋ ㄓㄢˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄨㄤˊ , ㄨㄤˋ ㄓㄢˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄨㄟ, ㄏㄠˋ ㄓㄢˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄨㄤˊ , ㄨㄤˋ ㄓㄢˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄨㄟˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hàozhàn bì wáng, wàngzhàn bì wēi
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˋ ㄓㄢˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄨㄤˊ , ㄨㄤˋ ㄓㄢˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄨㄟ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hàojhàn bì wáng, wàngjhàn bì wei
    • Wade–Giles: hao⁴-chan⁴ pi⁴ wang², wang⁴-chan⁴ pi⁴ wei¹
    • Yale: hàu-jàn bì wáng-, wàng-jàn bì wēi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hawjann bih wang, wanqjann bih uei
    • Palladius: хаочжань би ван, ванчжань би вэй (xaočžanʹ bi van, vančžanʹ bi vɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹ wɑŋ³⁵ wɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹ weɪ̯⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hàozhàn bì wáng, wàngzhàn bì wéi
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˋ ㄓㄢˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄨㄤˊ , ㄨㄤˋ ㄓㄢˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄨㄟˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hàojhàn bì wáng, wàngjhàn bì wéi
    • Wade–Giles: hao⁴-chan⁴ pi⁴ wang², wang⁴-chan⁴ pi⁴ wei²
    • Yale: hàu-jàn bì wáng-, wàng-jàn bì wéi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hawjann bih wang, wanqjann bih wei
    • Palladius: хаочжань би ван, ванчжань би вэй (xaočžanʹ bi van, vančžanʹ bi vɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹ wɑŋ³⁵ wɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/

Proverb

好戰必亡，忘戰必危

1. a country that loves to go to war will perish, but a country that forgets how to go to war will be endangered