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重文轻武

zhòng wén qīng wǔ

4-character word Traditional 重文輕武

What 重文轻武 means

1. to value letters and belittle arms (idiom); to stress civil matters and neglect the military
2. to prefer the pen to the sword

The characters in 重文轻武

• 重zhòngheavy; serious; to attach importance to
• 文wénlanguage; culture; writing
• 轻qīnglight; easy; gentle
• 武wǔmartial; military

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