chinese pen and sword arts

chinese pen and sword arts

The way of Wen Wu is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is w é NW ǔ zh ī D à o, which means the way King Wen and King Wu of Zhou govern the country. From the Analects of Confucius, Zi Zhang.

The origin of Idioms

In Confucius' Analects of Confucius in pre Qin period, Zi Zhang said, "the way of literature and martial arts is not down to the ground. It is in people. The wise know the big, and the not wise know the small. There is no way of literature and martial arts."

Idiom usage

It refers to the method of combining leniency and strictness to govern the country.

Examples

"The book of rites · miscellaneous notes" also recorded as: "a relaxation, the way of civil and military."

The way of writing and martial arts has never fallen. A collection of poems by Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty

Idiom story

During the Zhou Dynasty, there was a "wax" festival for worshiping gods. Confucius took his disciple Zigong to watch the festival. Zigong was worried that the common people would be in danger if they only had fun. Confucius explained to Zi Gong, "people work in the fields all year long. Let them relax and relax. This is the rule set by King Wen and King Wu of Zhou Dynasty, which is convenient for better production."