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buo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo [[...]][i#] [p.]

military as opposed to civil, force, warlike

武

• bunbuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buun'buo [[...]][i#] [p.]
  civil and military
  文武

• bunbuo zoanzaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buun'buo zoaan'zaai [[...]][i#] [p.]
  master of both the pen and the sword
  文武全才

• bunbuo pahkvoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buun'buo paq'kvoaf [[...]][i#] [p.]
  all the civil and military officials
  文武百官

• iauxbuo iong'uy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iau'buo ioong'uy [[...]][i#] [p.]
  show off one's strength of power
  耀武揚威

buu ioxngbuo cy te [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu iong'buo cy te buu iong'buo cy tøe [[...]][i#] [p.]

wasted talent, big fish in a little pond, "Full many a flower is made to blush unseen and waste its sweetness on the desert air." (Lit. no room to use one's martial arts)

無用武之地

bwlek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'lek [[...]][i#] [p.]

military power, by force

武力

• iong bwlek apzex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iong buo'lek ab'zex [[...]][i#] [p.]
  ride roughshod over
  用武力壓制

• iong bwlek kaykoad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iong buo'lek kae'koad [[...]][i#] [p.]
  resort to arms, settle a dispute with arms
  用武力解決

Enghioong buu ioxngbuo cy te. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Efng'hioong buu iong'buo cy te. Efng'hioong buu iong'buo cy tøe. [[...]][i#] [p.]

The hero has no chance to use his might. — no opportunity to use one's talent(s).

英雄無用武之地.

iauxbuo iong'uy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iau'buo ioong'uy [[...]][i#] [p.]

show off one's strength or power

耀武揚威

ioxngbuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iong'buo (iong buo'lek) [[...]][i#] [p.]

resort to force of arms, use violence

用武,用武力

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