desist from military activities and encourage culture and education
Yanwu Xiuwen, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǎ NW ǔ D í w é n, which means to stop military affairs and revitalize culture and education. It comes from Li Zhenyu's Ci que Li Ya in Qing Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
Li Zhenyu's Ci que Li Ya in Qing Dynasty: "Yan Wu Wen is popular in four countries."
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: Yan Wu Xiu Wen
Idiom usage
To stop fighting means to stop fighting
desist from military activities and encourage culture and education
The man who tied the bell must be used to untie the bell - jiě líng xū yòng xì líng rén
do things offensive to god and reason - wéi tiān hài lǐ