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偃武修文 — “Cease military affairs and cultivate civil culture”

偃武修文 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cease military preparations and promote cultural and educational development; to beat swords into ploughshares”. Literally, “Cease military affairs and cultivate civil culture”.

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偃武修文 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 偃yǎn
  • 武wǔ
  • 修xiū
  • 文wén

偃武修文 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
偃
yǎn11lie down, cease, or dam
武
wǔ8martial, military, brave
修
xiū10to repair, cultivate, or build
文
wén4written language and culture

Example Sentence with 偃武修文

稳定局面后,领导者决定偃武修文,大力发展科学和艺术。
After stabilizing the situation, the leader decided to cease military activities and vigorously promote science and art.

Idioms Related to 偃武修文

Synonyms of 偃武修文

  • guó国tài泰mín民ān安peace and prosperity throughout the land
  • tiān天xià下tài太píng平peace and tranquility everywhere

Antonyms of 偃武修文

  • bīng兵huāng荒mǎ马luàn乱social chaos caused by war
  • fēng烽huǒ火lián连tiān天warfare raging across the land

More idioms starting with 偃

  • yǎn偃bīng兵xiū修wén文Cease military, promote culture
  • yǎn偃bīng兵xī息jiǎ甲lay down arms and cease hostilities
  • yǎn偃qí旗pú仆gǔ鼓cease activity or reduce influence
  • yǎn偃qí旗wò卧gǔ鼓cease an activity or lie low
  • yǎn偃qí旗xī息gǔ鼓To quiet down or give up
  • yǎn偃wǔ武xiū休bīng兵cease hostilities and make peace
  • yǎn偃wǔ武xīng兴wén文Halt military, promote culture
  • yǎn偃wǔ武chóng崇wén文Cease military, promote culture
  • yǎn偃wǔ武xī息gē戈Cease military activities and make peace
  • yǎn偃wǔ武gāo櫜bīng兵cease hostilities and lay down arms
  • yǎn偃wǔ武xíng行wén文Cease military activities and promote culture
  • yǎn偃wǔ武dí觌wén文cease military, promote culture

Questions about 偃武修文

What does 偃武修文 mean?
偃武修文 (yǎn wǔ xiū wén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cease military preparations and promote cultural and educational development; to beat swords into ploughshares”.
How do you pronounce 偃武修文?
偃武修文 is pronounced yǎn wǔ xiū wén in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 偃武修文 literally mean?
Literally, 偃武修文 means “Cease military affairs and cultivate civil culture”. It is used to mean “to cease military preparations and promote cultural and educational development; to beat swords into ploughshares”.
What is the Chinese definition of 偃武修文?
偃:停止;修:昌明,修明。停止武事,振兴文教。
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