重文轻武 — Chinese idiom
重文轻武
zhòng wén qīng wǔ
Traditional: 重文輕武
Meaning
- to value letters and belittle arms ; to stress civil matters and neglect the military
- to prefer the pen to the sword
Character by character
- 重zhòngheavy, weighty; to double, to repeat
- 文wénculture, literature, writing
- 轻qīnglight, gentle; simple, easy
- 武wǔmilitary; martial, warlike
Idioms sharing a character
- 一言为重 yī yán wéi zhòng
- 不知轻重 bù zhī qīng zhòng
- 功高望重 gōng gāo wàng zhòng
- 卷土重来 juǎn tǔ chóng lái
- 名重识暗 míng zhòng shí àn
- 问鼎轻重 wèn dǐng qīng zhòng
- 如释重负 rú shì zhòng fù
- 委以重任 wěi yǐ zhòng rèn
- 山峦重叠 shān luán chóng dié
- 德高望重 dé gāo wàng zhòng
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