孔夫子挂腰刀,能文能武孔夫子掛腰刀,能文能武孔夫子掛腰刀,能文能武

Confucius wearing a sword at his waist: good at both letters and arms

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Said of someone who is skilled in both intellectual and physical or martial matters. Approving.

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Simplified: 孔夫子挂腰刀,能文能武
Traditional (Taiwan): 孔夫子掛腰刀,能文能武
Pinyin: Kǒngfūzǐ guà yāodāo,néngwénnéngwǔ
Bopomofo: ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄈㄨㄗˇ ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄧㄠㄉㄠ,ㄋㄥˊ ㄨㄣˊ ㄋㄥˊ ㄨˇ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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