文恬武嬉

Chinese

		language; culture; writing language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle	quiet, calm, tranquil, peaceful	martial; military	amusement
trad. (文恬武嬉)		文	恬	武	嬉
simp. #(文恬武嬉)		文	恬	武	嬉
Literally: “civil servants are quiet, military personnel are playing”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wéntián wǔxī

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄣˊ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄨˇ ㄒㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): man⁴ tim⁴ mou⁴ hei¹, man⁴ tim⁴ mou⁵ hei¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wéntián wǔxī
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄣˊ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄨˇ ㄒㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wúntián wǔsi
    • Wade–Giles: wên²-tʻien² wu³-hsi¹
    • Yale: wén-tyán wǔ-syī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wentyan wuushi
    • Palladius: вэньтянь уси (vɛnʹtjanʹ usi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wən³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: man⁴ tim⁴ mou⁴ hei¹, man⁴ tim⁴ mou⁵ hei¹
    • Yale: màhn tìhm mòuh hēi, màhn tìhm móuh hēi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: man⁴ tim⁴ mou⁴ hei¹, man⁴ tim⁴ mou⁵ hei¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: men⁴ tim⁴ mou⁴ héi¹, men⁴ tim⁴ mou⁵ héi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐn²¹ tʰiːm²¹ mou̯²¹ hei̯⁵⁵ mɐn²¹ tʰiːm²¹ mou̯¹³ hei̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

文恬武嬉

1. an expression describing a dysfunctional civil service and military