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文武兼備

man4 mou5 gim1 bei6

wen2 wu3 jian1 bei4

[1] be well versed in both polite letters and martial arts [2] [Syn.] 文武雙全 ; 能文能武 ; 文武全才

Level: 4
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

文武兼備

This word was added by Steph_fr on 3rd Aug 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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文 man4 man4*2 man1 man6 wen2 - language; culture; dollar
武 mou5 wu3 wu2 - force; military, martial
兼 gim1 jian1 - to unite (in one); to combine; to connect
備 bei6 bei4 - get ready; be equipped with

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