温文尔雅

wēn wén ěr yǎ

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1. cultured and refined (idiom); gentle and cultivated

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Child Words of 温文尔雅

• 文 文 wén: language
• 温文 温文 wēn wén: genteel
• 尔 尔 ěr: thus
• 尔雅 尔雅 ěr yǎ: \Erya\ or \The Ready Guide\, first extant Chinese dictionary, c. 3rd century BC, with glossaries on classical texts
• 雅 雅 yǎ: elegant