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允文允武 (wan5 man4 wan5 mou5) — well-versed intellectually and in martial arts in Cantonese

wanˏ₅允manˎ₄文wanˏ₅允mouˏ₅武
Mandarin Pinyin: yun3 wen2 yun3 wu3

Meaning of 允文允武

nounwell-versed intellectually and in martial arts
nouncapable of both political and military skills, or both literature and physical skills

Example Sentences with 允文允武

keoiˏ₅佢wanˊ²允manˎ₄文wanˊ²允mouˏ₅武。
He is both scholarly and martial.
neiˏ₅你soengˊ²想wanˊ²搵go˗₃個wanˊ²允manˎ₄文wanˊ²允mouˏ₅武。
You want to find someone who is both scholarly and martial.
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好wanˊ²允manˎ₄文wanˊ²允mouˏ₅武。
He is very scholarly and martial.
ngoˏ₅我zaiˊ²仔wanˊ²允manˎ₄文wanˊ²允mouˏ₅武。
My son is scholarly and martial.
zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係wanˊ²允manˎ₄文wanˊ²允mouˏ₅武。
Truly scholarly and martial.
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Characters in 允文允武

允wan5
fair; just; proper
文man4
liberal arts; humanities | [ant] 理
武mou5
inherit

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