4 characters Idiom and proverb 17 193

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Let’s learn about the idiom 「偃武興文」! Its detailed explanation and usage are presented below.

Stop military activities and promote culture and education. Same as “lay down arms and cultivate culture”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yǎn wǔ xìng wén

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yin2 mou5 hing1 man4

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