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弃武修文 — “Abandon military, cultivate culture”

弃武修文 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to abandon military or martial pursuits for scholarly or cultural endeavors; to give up the sword for the pen”. Literally, “Abandon military, cultivate culture”.

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弃武修文 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 弃qì
  • 武wǔ
  • 修xiū
  • 文wén

弃武修文 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
弃
qì7abandon, discard, give up
武
wǔ8martial, military, brave
修
xiū10to repair, cultivate, or build
文
wén4written language and culture

Example Sentence with 弃武修文

这位退休的将军毅然弃武修文,将精力投入到撰写历史书籍中,希望以文字传承智慧。
The retired general resolutely abandoned military pursuits for scholarly endeavors, dedicating his energy to writing historical books, hoping to pass on wisdom through his words.

Idioms Related to 弃武修文

Antonyms of 弃武修文

  • qì弃wén文jiù就wǔ武abandon scholarly for military career
  • tóu投bǐ笔cóng从róng戎give up scholarly life for military service

More idioms starting with 弃

  • qì弃yì义bèi倍xìn信abandon righteousness, betray trust
  • qì弃zhī之kě可xī惜a pity to discard
  • qì弃zhī之kě可xī惜,,shí食zhī之wú无wèi味a pity to discard, tasteless to eat
  • qì弃zhī之rú如bì敝jī屐discard like a worn-out shoe
  • qì弃zhī之dù度wài外to completely disregard
  • qì弃zhī之bì敝xǐ屣discard as worthless
  • qì弃shū书juān捐jiàn剑disdain trivial matters, focus on great ambitions
  • qì弃wěi伪cóng从zhēn真abandon falsehood, follow truth
  • qì弃sú俗chū出jiā家Renounce worldly life for monasticism
  • qì弃xìn信wàng忘yì义break promises and abandon principles
  • qì弃xìn信wéi违yì义break promises and disregard morality
  • qì弃gōng公yíng营sī私abandon public for private gain

Questions about 弃武修文

What does 弃武修文 mean?
弃武修文 (qì wǔ xiū wén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to abandon military or martial pursuits for scholarly or cultural endeavors; to give up the sword for the pen”.
How do you pronounce 弃武修文?
弃武修文 is pronounced qì wǔ xiū wén in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 弃武修文 literally mean?
Literally, 弃武修文 means “Abandon military, cultivate culture”. It is used to mean “to abandon military or martial pursuits for scholarly or cultural endeavors; to give up the sword for the pen”.
What is the Chinese definition of 弃武修文?
修文:修明文教。放弃武事改习文教
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