cannon fodder
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
cannon fodder; soldiers forced to die in unjust wars
Metaphorical term with negative connotations, implying soldiers are exploited as expendable resources.
Nà那
xiē些
nián年
qīng轻
shì士
bīng兵
zhǐ只
shì是
zhàn战
zhēng争
de的
pào炮
huī灰
。
Those young soldiers are merely cannon fodder in the war.
Tā他
bù不
xiǎng想
chéng成
wéi为
zhèng政
zhì治
dòu斗
zhēng争
de的
pào炮
huī灰
。
He doesn't want to become cannon fodder in political struggles.
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Zài在
qīn侵
lüè略
zhàn战
zhēng争
zhōng中
，
xǔ许
duō多
wú无
gū辜
zhě者
chéng成
le了
pào炮
huī灰
。
In the war of aggression, many innocent people became cannon fodder.
Zhè这
xiàng项
zhèng政
cè策
ràng让
pǔ普
tōng通
mín民
zhòng众
chéng成
le了
jīng经
jì济
fā发
zhǎn展
de的
pào炮
huī灰
。
This policy made ordinary people the cannon fodder of economic development.