文武雙全

Chinese

		literary and military arts; King Wen of Zhou and King Wu of Zhou	both present; both possessed
trad. (文武雙全)		文武	雙全
simp. (文武双全)		文武	双全

有南安人告曰：「此人姓姜，名維，字伯約，天水冀人也：事母至孝，文武雙全，智勇足備，真當也之英傑也。」 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
有南安人告曰：「此人姓姜，名维，字伯约，天水冀人也：事母至孝，文武双全，智勇足备，真当也之英杰也。」 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14^th century CE
Yǒu Nán'ān rén gào yuē: “Cǐrén xìng Jiāng, míng Wéi, zì Bóyuē, Tiānshuǐ Jì rén yě: shì mǔ zhìxiào, wénwǔshuāngquán, zhìyǒngzúbèi, zhēn dāng yě zhī yīngjié yě.” [Pinyin]
A man from Nan'an said: "This man is surnamed Jiang, named Wei, styled Boyue, from Ji [district] in Tianshui [commandery]. He serves his mother very filially; he is talented in both civil and military matters; he has ample intellect and courage. Truly, he is a hero nowadays."

文武雙全

to be good at both the arts of writing and fighting/warring; to be adept with both the pen and the sword; to be well-versed in both letters and martial arts

Sino-Xenic (文武雙全):

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