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文治武功

Mandarin · pinyin wén zhì wǔ gōng

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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man4 zi6 mou5 gung1

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(idiomatic) political and military achievements

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