an arrogant army tends to be destroyed(bīng qiáng zé miè)

an arrogant army tends to be destroyed

As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is B ī nqi á ngz é mi è, which means that depending on the strength of the army, it will be destroyed. From Liezi Huangdi.

The origin of Idioms

In the book Liezi Huangdi written by Zheng lieyukou in the Warring States period, Lao Dan said: "if the army is strong, it will be destroyed; if the wood is strong, it will be broken."

Idiom usage

As an object or attribute, it refers to the inability to use military force. Example Laozi: "a strong army is invincible, a strong wood is a strong army." Therefore, if the army is strong, it will be destroyed, and if the wood is strong, it will be broken. Huainanzi yuandaoxun

Chinese PinYin : bīng qiáng zé miè