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After learning basic characters, the next level in Chinese is combining them into words, and then idioms. This free guide helps you understand advanced idioms like 「廢文任武」. Meaning and usage are below.

Today, we explore the idiom 「廢文任武」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.

Wen: civil governance; Ren: employ; Wu: use of force. Abolish civil rule and use force. It means to value military over culture.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

fèi wén rèn wǔ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

fai3 man4 yam6 mou5

There are countless Chinese idioms, all rich in meaning and application. Each one is unique, and we hope this information helps you explore and enhance your Chinese language knowledge.