文恬武嬉
Chinese
language; culture; writing language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle |
quiet, calm, tranquil, peaceful | martial; military | amusement | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (文恬武嬉) | 文 | 恬 | 武 | 嬉 | |
| simp. #(文恬武嬉) | 文 | 恬 | 武 | 嬉 | |
| Literally: “civil servants are quiet, military personnel are playing”. | |||||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wéntián wǔxī
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄣˊ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄨˇ ㄒㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wúntián wǔsi
- Wade–Giles: wên2-tʻien2 wu3-hsi1
- Yale: wén-tyán wǔ-syī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wentyan wuushi
- Palladius: вэньтянь уси (vɛnʹtjanʹ usi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /wən³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: man4 tim4 mou4 hei1, man4 tim4 mou5 hei1
- Yale: màhn tìhm mòuh hēi, màhn tìhm móuh hēi
- Cantonese Pinyin: man4 tim4 mou4 hei1, man4 tim4 mou5 hei1
- Guangdong Romanization: men4 tim4 mou4 héi1, men4 tim4 mou5 héi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɐn²¹ tʰiːm²¹ mou̯²¹ hei̯⁵⁵ mɐn²¹ tʰiːm²¹ mou̯¹³ hei̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
文恬武嬉
- an expression describing a dysfunctional civil service and military