富国

富國

fùguó

noun #92,299

Meanings

1 rich country; wealthy nation
2 to enrich the country (verbal)
3 Wells Fargo (abbr. of 富国银行); Fullgoal Fund Management

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Examples

发达国家通常被称为富国。

Fādá guójiā tōngcháng bèi chēngwéi fùguó.

Developed countries are usually referred to as rich countries.

晚清改革的目标是富国强兵。

Wǎn-Qīng gǎigé de mùbiāo shì fùguó qiángbīng.

The goal of late-Qing reforms was to enrich the country and strengthen its military.

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history

富国强兵 ('enrich the country, strengthen the military') is a classical slogan going back to the Warring States Legalists and revived by Meiji Japan (富国強兵 fukoku kyōhei) and then late-Qing reformers. In modern finance news 富国 usually also points to 富国银行 (Wells Fargo) or the Chinese fund house 富国基金.

Stroke Order

富 fù

国 guó