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Open the tool →文婪武嬉 (wén lán wǔ xī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to civil and military officials who become accustomed to comfort and luxury, growing increasingly greedy and indulging in pleasure”.
文婪武嬉 is pronounced wén lán wǔ xī in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 文婪武嬉 means “Civilian greed, military revelry”. It is used to mean “refers to civil and military officials who become accustomed to comfort and luxury, growing increasingly greedy and indulging in pleasure”.
指文武官员习于安逸,贪婪成性。