温文尔雅 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• cultured and refined ; gentle and cultivated

Character by character

• 温wēnwarm, lukewarm
• 文wénculture, literature, writing
• 尔ěryou; that, those; final particle
• 雅yǎelegant, graceful, refined

Idioms sharing a character

• 温情脉脉 wēn qíng mò mò
• 重温旧梦 chóng wēn jiù mèng
• 一文不值 yī wén bù zhí
• 一纸空文 yī zhǐ kōng wén
• 不值一文 bù zhí yī wén
• 博文约礼 bó wén yuē lǐ
• 咬文嚼字 yǎo wén jiáo zì
• 天文数字 tiān wén shù zì
• 奇文共赏 qí wén gòng shǎng
• 才兼文武 cái jiān wén wǔ

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