不文不武 — “Neither skilled in scholarly pursuits nor in martial arts”
不文不武 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Neither skilled in scholarly pursuits nor in martial arts”. Incompetent in both civil and military matters. Literally, “not civil, not martial”.
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不文不武 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 不bù
- 文wén
- 不bù
- 武wǔ
不文不武 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 不文不武
他整日游手好闲，对什么事情都提不起兴趣，搞得自己不文不武，一事无成。
He idles his days away, uninterested in anything, making himself neither skilled in scholarly pursuits nor in martial arts, and achieving nothing.
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Questions about 不文不武
- What does 不文不武 mean?
- 不文不武 (bù wén bù wǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Neither skilled in scholarly pursuits nor in martial arts”.
- How do you pronounce 不文不武?
- 不文不武 is pronounced bù wén bù wǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 不文不武 literally mean?
- Literally, 不文不武 means “not civil, not martial”. It is used to mean “Neither skilled in scholarly pursuits nor in martial arts”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 不文不武?
- 既不能文，又不能武。