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Chinese language progresses from characters to idioms. This free guide explains the advanced idiom 「文武雙全」 for better learning.

This feature highlights the idiom 「文武雙全」, with its meaning and examples shown below.

Wen: literary talent; Wu: martial arts. He is both talented in literature and martial arts, and his literary and martial arts skills are outstanding.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

wén wǔ shuāng quán

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

man4 mou5 seung1 chyun4

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