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文質彬彬

简 文质彬彬 · 繁 文質彬彬
Mandarin · pinyin wén zhì bīn bīn

Meanings

  1. refined in manner
  2. gentle
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文
wén · literature, culture, writing
質
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彬
bīn · cultivated, well-bred
质
zhì · matter, material, substance
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2–4–1–1 · wen2 zhi4 bin1 bin1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

man4 zat1 ban1 ban1

Cantonese word readings for 文質彬彬. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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man4 zat1 ban1 ban1

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) gentle; refined in manner
  2. (literary, originally) well balanced between literary talent and simplicity; displaying literary talent yet not frivolous

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