偃武崇文 — “Halt military, revere culture”
偃武崇文 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cease military activities and promote civilian pursuits and cultural development; to value culture and education over military strength”. Literally, “Halt military, revere culture”.
偃武崇文 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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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
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What does 偃武崇文 mean?
偃武崇文 (yǎn wǔ chóng wén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cease military activities and promote civilian pursuits and cultural development; to value culture and education over military strength”.
How do you pronounce 偃武崇文?
偃武崇文 is pronounced yǎn wǔ chóng wén in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 偃武崇文 literally mean?
Literally, 偃武崇文 means “Halt military, revere culture”. It is used to mean “to cease military activities and promote civilian pursuits and cultural development; to value culture and education over military strength”.
What is the Chinese definition of 偃武崇文?
停息武备，崇尚文教。