文治武功

Mandarin · pinyin wén zhì wǔ gōng

Meanings

  1. political and military achievements (idiom)
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文
wén · literature, culture, writing
治
zhì · govern, regulate, administer
武
wǔ · military; martial, warlike
功
gōng · achievement, merit, good result
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2–4–3–1 · wen2 zhi4 wu3 gong1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

man4 zi6 mou5 gung1

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man4 zi6 mou5 gung1

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  1. (idiomatic) political and military achievements

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