偃武修文
yǎn​wǔ​xiū​wén

to give up the sword for the pen

  • created reference approved 偃武修文 → 修文偃武 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    偃武修文 yǎn​wǔ​xiū​wén

    修文偃武 xiū​wén​yǎn​wǔ

    same_as

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  • created sense approved 偃武修文 · yǎn​wǔ​xiū​wén · to give up the sword for the pen — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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|書經|shu1 jing1]]

    偃 (literal) → 偃 · yǎn · to stop 武 (literal) → 武 · wǔ · martial 修文 (literal) → 修文 · xiū​wén · to develop culture

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