phrase, Mainland-China, figuratively, idiomatic
few provisions and poor-quality equipment
我們現在還沒有原子彈。但是,過去我們也沒有飛機和大炮,我們是用小米加步槍打敗了日本帝國主義和蔣介石的。
我们现在还没有原子弹。但是,过去我们也没有飞机和大炮,我们是用小米加步枪打败了日本帝国主义和蒋介石的。
wǒ men xiàn zài hái méi yǒu yuán zǐ dàn . dàn shì , guò qù wǒ men yě méi yǒu fēi jī hé dà pào , wǒ men shì yòng xiǎo mǐ jiā bù qiāng dǎ bài le rì běn dì guó zhǔ yì hé jiǎng jiè shí de . We do not have the atom bomb yet. But neither did we have planes and artillery in the past. We defeated the Japanese imperialists and Chiang Kai-shek with millet plus rifles.
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
我们现在还没有原子弹。但是,过去我们也没有飞机和大炮,我们是用小米加步枪打败了日本帝国主义和蒋介石的。
我們現在還沒有原子彈。但是,過去我們也沒有飛機和大炮,我們是用小米加步槍打敗了日本帝國主義和蔣介石的。
wǒ men xiàn zài hái méi yǒu yuán zǐ dàn . dàn shì , guò qù wǒ men yě méi yǒu fēi jī hé dà pào , wǒ men shì yòng xiǎo mǐ jiā bù qiāng dǎ bài le rì běn dì guó zhǔ yì hé jiǎng jiè shí de .
We do not have the atom bomb yet. But neither did we have planes and artillery in the past. We defeated the Japanese imperialists and Chiang Kai-shek with millet plus rifles.