文东武西 — “Civil officials east, military officials west”
文东武西 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the traditional arrangement in formal settings where civil officials are positioned to the east and military officials to the west, indicating their designated places and roles”. Literally, “Civil officials east, military officials west”.
文东武西 Pronunciation and Pinyin
文东武西 Character Breakdown
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What does 文东武西 mean?
文东武西 (wén dōng wǔ xī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the traditional arrangement in formal settings where civil officials are positioned to the east and military officials to the west, indicating their designated places and roles”.
How do you pronounce 文东武西?
文东武西 is pronounced wén dōng wǔ xī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 文东武西 literally mean?
Literally, 文东武西 means “Civil officials east, military officials west”. It is used to mean “the traditional arrangement in formal settings where civil officials are positioned to the east and military officials to the west, indicating their designated places and roles”.
What is the Chinese definition of 文东武西?
汉初叔孙通定的朝仪，文官位东，武官位西。指文武官员的排列位次