修文偃武
xiū​wén​yǎn​wǔ

to promote culture and cease military action

Senses

修文偃武 xiū​wén​yǎn​wǔ to promote culture and cease military action

To promote civil education and learning while setting aside military preparations or weapons. Also written as 偃武修文 yǎn​wǔ​xiū​wén.

References

variant 修文偃武/修文偃武 → 偃武修文/偃武修文
same_as 偃武修文/偃武修文 → 修文偃武/修文偃武