foreign aggression; external oppression
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
foreign aggression and oppression; external invasion and humiliation
formalPrimarily used in formal, historical, or patriotic contexts to describe threats to national sovereignty from foreign powers.
Tuán团
jié结
yī一
zhì致
，
dǐ抵
yù御
wài外
wǔ侮
。
Unite as one to resist foreign aggression.
Zài在
nà那
gè个
dòng动
dàng荡
de的
nián年
dài代
，
Zhōng中
guó国
rén人
mín民
fèn奋
qǐ起
fǎn反
kàng抗
wài外
wǔ侮
。
In those turbulent years, the Chinese people rose up to resist foreign aggression.
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Lì历
shǐ史
gào告
su诉
wǒ我
men们
，
luò落
hòu后
jiù就
yào要
ái挨
dǎ打
，
jiù就
yào要
zāo遭
shòu受
wài外
wǔ侮
。
History tells us that falling behind means getting beaten and suffering foreign oppression.