‘武仗’ is a literary and rare noun meaning ‘military equipment’ or ‘arms and weaponry’. It combines 武 (wǔ), meaning ‘martial’, ‘military’, or ‘martial arts’, and 仗 (zhàng), which in classical usage can mean ‘weapon’, ‘arm’, or ‘military force’—not to be confused with its more common modern meaning ‘to rely on’ or ‘to depend on’. Together, the characters evoke formal, historical, or poetic registers, often appearing in classical texts, historical novels, or rhetorical descriptions of ancient warfare.

This term is seldom used in contemporary spoken or written Chinese; modern standard Mandarin prefers terms like 武器 (wǔqì, ‘weapon’) or 军事装备 (jūnshì zhuāngbèi, ‘military equipment’). ‘武仗’ carries an archaic, solemn tone and may appear in set phrases, inscriptions, or stylized discourse about imperial armies, martial virtue, or ceremonial arms.