4 characters Idiom and proverb 4 616

Chinese learners move from characters to idioms as the highest level. This free resource explains 「文治武力」 below.

Let’s dive into the idiom 「文治武力」. Its definition and application are outlined below.

The great achievement of governing the country with culture and the great power of suppressing violence with force.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

wén zhì wǔ lì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

man4 ji6 mou5 lik6

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