文武百官

Mandarin · pinyin wén wǔ bǎi guān

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  1. civil and military officials
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文
wén · literature, culture, writing
武
wǔ · military; martial, warlike
百
bǎi · one hundred; numerous, many
官
guān · official, public servant
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2–3–3–1 · wen2 wu3 bai3 guan1

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man4 mou5 baak3 gun1

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  1. (historical) all civil and military officials; all government officials

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