文ぶん質しつ彬ひん彬ぴん

noun

harmony of beauty and substance; balance of looks and character; refinement and simplicity in harmony

A yojijukugo describing an ideal state where outward refinement (文) and inner substance (質) are perfectly balanced. Sense 2 emphasizes the harmony between elegance and plainness. Rare in everyday speech; mostly found in literary or philosophical contexts.

• 彼かれの文ぶん章しょうは文ぶん質しつ彬ひん彬ぴんとしており、見みた目めの美うつくしさと内ない容ようの深ふかさが調ちょう和わしている。

  His writing is a perfect balance of beauty and substance, where elegant style and deep content are in harmony.