Meaning of 文恬武嬉
文恬武嬉 means civil officials are content with ease and comfort while military officials indulge in pleasure; describing a corrupt bureaucracy where officials are preoccupied with hedonism and neglect state affairs. Pronounced wén tián wǔ xī.
- civil officials are content with ease and comfort while military officials indulge in pleasure; describing a corrupt bureaucracy where officials are preoccupied with hedonism and neglect state affairs
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Dāng当
shí时
de的
cháo朝
tíng廷
wén文
tián恬
wǔ武
xī嬉
，
zuì最
zhōng终
dǎo导
zhì致
le了
guó国
jiā家
de的
miè灭
wáng亡
。
The court at that time was marked by civil officials seeking ease and military officials indulging in pleasure, which ultimately led to the nation's downfall.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
wén文
tián恬
wǔ武
xī嬉
de的
xiàn现
xiàng象
，
ràng让
bǎi百
xìng姓
shēn深
shòu受
qí其
hài害
。
This phenomenon of official corruption and hedonism caused the common people to suffer deeply.
Wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
jǐng警
tì惕
wén文
tián恬
wǔ武
xī嬉
de的
zuò作
fēng风
，
bǎo保
chí持
qín勤
zhèng政
lián廉
jié洁
。
We must be vigilant against the style of civil officials seeking ease and military officials indulging in pleasure, and maintain diligence and integrity in governance.
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