买犁卖剑 — “To lay down arms and take up farming”
买犁卖剑 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to lay down arms and take up farming”. To change one's profession to agriculture; to turn over a new leaf or reform one's ways. Literally, “Buy plow, sell sword”.
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买犁卖剑 Pronunciation and Pinyin
买犁卖剑 Character Breakdown
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他以前总喜欢争强好胜，现在却买犁卖剑，专注于学问研究，性情也温和了许多。
He used to be competitive and aggressive, but now he has 'bought a plow and sold his sword,' focusing on academic research, and his temperament has become much milder.
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Synonyms of 买犁卖剑
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- mǎi买shàng上gào告xià下Bribe superiors and influence subordinates
- mǎi买shàng上zhǔ嘱xià下bribe superiors and solicit subordinates
- mǎi买dōng东mǎi买xī西go shopping for various items
- mǎi买mài卖bù不chéng成rén仁yì义zài在Goodwill remains even if business fails
- mǎi买guān官yù鬻jué爵buy and sell official posts
- mǎi买dú椟huán还zhū珠value the superficial over the essential
- mǎi买jué爵fàn贩guān官buy and sell official posts
- mǎi买niú牛mài卖jiàn剑turn over a new leaf
- mǎi买niú牛xī息gē戈Lay down arms, live peacefully
- mǎi买dú犊mài卖dāo刀abandon violence for peaceful life
- mǎi买wáng王dé得yáng羊Aim for superior, get lesser imitation
- mǎi买tián田yáng阳xiàn羡resign and retire to seclusion
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What does 买犁卖剑 mean?
买犁卖剑 (mǎi lí mài jiàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to lay down arms and take up farming”.
How do you pronounce 买犁卖剑?
买犁卖剑 is pronounced mǎi lí mài jiàn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 买犁卖剑 literally mean?
Literally, 买犁卖剑 means “Buy plow, sell sword”. It is used to mean “to lay down arms and take up farming”.
What is the Chinese definition of 买犁卖剑?
原指放下武器，从事耕种。后比喻改业务农或坏人改恶从善。同“买犁卖剑”。