created sense approved 文恬武嬉 · wéntiánwǔxī · decadent officialdom — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
文恬武嬉
wéntiánwǔxī
decadent officialdom
Civilian officials indulge in ease while military officers seek pleasure; describes a government where officials neglect their duties for leisure
文 (literal) → 文 · wén · civilian 恬 (literal) → 恬 · tián · unperturbed 武 (literal) → 武 · wǔ · martial 嬉 (literal) → 嬉 · xī · to play
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created sense approved 文恬武嬉 · wéntiánwǔxī · peaceful times — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
文恬武嬉
wéntiánwǔxī
peaceful times
Describes a period of long-standing peace where both civil and military officials live in leisure and comfort
文 (literal) → 文 · wén · civilian 恬 (literal) → 恬 · tián · quiet 武 (literal) → 武 · wǔ · martial 嬉 (literal) → 嬉 · xī · to play
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition