improve learning and hide the sword
Xiuwenyanwu, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Xi ū w é NY ǎ NW ǔ, which means to promote culture and education and stop military affairs. It's from nine days of Quchi tour.
The origin of Idioms
Xue Feng of Tang Dynasty wrote in his nine day tour of Quchi: "just when the sea is clear and the river is clear, it is the time to cultivate literature and Yanwu."
Idiom usage
The 20th chapter of vinegar gourd written by Fu Shi in Ming Dynasty: "at that time, since Song Dynasty's southward migration, the family and country were in a state of peace, and only the well-off society was known. It was at that time that scholars were the most important."
Analysis of Idioms
Yan Wu Xiu Wen
improve learning and hide the sword
carry on what one's father started - kè shào jī qiú
bring glory to one 's parents and become celebrated - xiǎn qīn yáng míng
Great achievements and great virtues - fēng gōng shuò dé
share out the work and cooperate with one another - tōng gōng yì shì
pavilions , terraces and open halls - lóu gé tíng tái