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Open the tool →偃兵修文 (yǎn bīng xiū wén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cease military activities and promote cultural and educational development; to beat swords into plowshares and focus on civil accomplishments”.
偃兵修文 is pronounced yǎn bīng xiū wén in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 偃兵修文 means “Cease military, promote culture and education”. It is used to mean “to cease military activities and promote cultural and educational development; to beat swords into plowshares and focus on civil accomplishments”.
停止武事,振兴文教。同“偃武修文”。