n. (Hira=ふみ,ぶん) letter, writings; sentence; written language, literary language, rich language (especially as is used in the literature and the academic world)

v. (Trad=文, Pinyin=wen2) paint

n. (Trad=文, Pinyin=wen2) certain natural phenomena, character, script, writing, language, literary composition, formal ritual, culture

adj. (Trad=文, Pinyin=wen2) gentle, refined, literary

v. (Simp=文, Pinyin=wen2) paint

n. (Simp=文, Pinyin=wen2) certain natural phenomena, character, script, writing, language, literary composition, formal ritual, culture

adj. (Simp=文, Pinyin=wen2) gentle, refined, literary

[問] a problem

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[文] (1) a sentence
(2) literature; letters; the pen
(3) (a piece of) writing; composition

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[紋] stripes; lines; streaks; figures; pattern

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[門] (1) a gate; a door; a gateway; a portal
(2) a department; a special study
(3) a family
(4) cannons

yi2 wen2 bu4 qiao4
Not worth a cent.
Utterly worthless. Alternative form 一文不直 (yi2 wen2 bu4 zhi2): Compare with 一文不名 (yi2 wen2 bu4 ming2).

yi2 wen2 bu4 ming2
One copper coin gives you no name.
One penny won't make you famous. Other interpretation; "To be penniless". Compare with 一文不俏 (yi2 wen2 bu4 qiao4).

kong3 fu1 zi3 fang4 pi3; yi4 gu3 wen2 qi4
Like Confucius breaking wind; A whiff of literary air.
Referring to a person that behaves in a very scholarly manner. Too much of a scholarly air.