文武雙全

Chinese

		literary and military arts; King Wen of Zhou and King Wu of Zhou	both present; both possessed
trad. (文武雙全)		文武	雙全
simp. (文武双全)		文武	双全

Etymology

From Romance of the Three Kingdoms:

• 有南安人告曰：「此人姓姜，名維，字伯約，天水冀人也：事母至孝，文武雙全，智勇足備，真當也之英傑也。」 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]

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  有南安人告曰：「此人姓姜，名维，字伯约，天水冀人也：事母至孝，文武双全，智勇足备，真当也之英杰也。」 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

  From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14^th century CE

  Yǒu Nán'ān rén gào yuē: “Cǐrén xìng Jiāng, míng Wéi, zì Bóyuē, Tiānshuǐ Jì rén yě: shì mǔ zhìxiào, wénwǔshuāngquán, zhìyǒngzúbèi, zhēn dāng yě zhī yīngjié yě.” [Pinyin]

  A man from Nan'an said: "This man is surnamed Jiang, named Wei, styled Boyue, from Ji [district] in Tianshui [commandery]. He serves his mother very filially; he is talented in both civil and military matters; he has ample intellect and courage. Truly, he is a hero nowadays."

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wénwǔshuāngquán

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄣˊ ㄨˇ ㄕㄨㄤ ㄑㄩㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): man⁴ mou⁵ soeng¹ cyun⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wénwǔshuāngquán
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄣˊ ㄨˇ ㄕㄨㄤ ㄑㄩㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wúnwǔshuangcyuán
    • Wade–Giles: wên²-wu³-shuang¹-chʻüan²
    • Yale: wén-wǔ-shwāng-chywán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wenwuushuangchyuan
    • Palladius: вэньушуанцюань (vɛnʹušuancjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wən³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: man⁴ mou⁵ soeng¹ cyun⁴
    • Yale: màhn móuh sēung chyùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: man⁴ mou⁵ soeng¹ tsyn⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: men⁴ mou⁵ sêng¹ qun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐn²¹ mou̯¹³ sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰyːn²¹/

Idiom

文武雙全

1. to be good at both the arts of writing and fighting/warring; to be adept with both the pen and the sword; to be well-versed in both letters and martial arts

Synonyms

• 文武全才

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (文武雙全):

• → Korean: 문무쌍전(文武雙全) (munmussangjeon)
• → Vietnamese: văn võ song toàn (文武雙全)