yǎn​wǔ​xiū​wén

to give up the sword for the pen

偃武修文 yǎn​wǔ​xiū​wén
to give up the sword for the pen
to cease military preparations and focus instead on culture and education, traditionally attributed to the 书经 shū​jīng

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