文武
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Meanings
1
literary and military arts; the pen and the sword
Refers to the dual path of scholarly and martial pursuits, often in the context of traditional education or personal development.
He aims to excel in both literary and military arts.
Mastering both the pen and the sword was the ideal of the samurai of old.
Expressions
- 文武不岐scholarship and swordsmanship are one and the same; the literary and the military are the same path