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解甲归田 — “Doff armor return to field”

解甲归田 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to retire from military service and return to civilian life, often to farm; to lay down one's arms and go back to a peaceful life”. Literally, “doff armor return to field”.

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解甲归田 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 解jiě
  • 甲jiǎ
  • 归guī
  • 田tián

解甲归田 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
解
jiě13untie, explain, or solve
甲
jiǎ5first, armor, or nail
归
guī5return, go back, belong to
田
tián5cultivated field

Example Sentence with 解甲归田

这位将军在戎马生涯结束后,毅然解甲归田,过起了闲云野鹤的生活。
After his military career, the general resolutely retired from service and returned to civilian life, living a carefree existence.

Idioms Related to 解甲归田

Synonyms of 解甲归田

  • dāo刀qiāng枪rù入kù库store weapons, return to peace
  • mǎ马fàng放nán南shān山peace, then complacency or unpreparedness

Antonyms of 解甲归田

  • tóu投bǐ笔cóng从róng戎give up scholarly life for military service

More idioms starting with 解

  • jiě解rén人nán难dé得A true confidant is hard to find
  • jiě解bīng兵shì释jiǎ甲lay down arms and armor
  • jiě解jiàn剑bài拜chóu仇reconcile with an adversary
  • jiě解fà发yáng佯kuáng狂feign madness by letting hair down
  • jiě解náng囊xiāng相zhù助offer financial help
  • jiě解xián弦gēng更zhāng张reform and make a fresh start
  • jiě解mín民dào倒xuán悬rescue people from great distress
  • jiě解jiǎ甲xiū休bīng兵lay down arms and cease hostilities
  • jiě解jiǎ甲xiū休shì士lay down arms and rest troops
  • jiě解jiǎ甲dǎo倒gē戈defect and attack former allies
  • jiě解jiǎ甲tóu投gē戈Lay down arms and cease fighting
  • jiě解jiǎ甲shì释bīng兵lay down arms and cease fighting

Questions about 解甲归田

What does 解甲归田 mean?
解甲归田 (jiě jiǎ guī tián) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to retire from military service and return to civilian life, often to farm; to lay down one's arms and go back to a peaceful life”.
How do you pronounce 解甲归田?
解甲归田 is pronounced jiě jiǎ guī tián in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 解甲归田 literally mean?
Literally, 解甲归田 means “doff armor return to field”. It is used to mean “to retire from military service and return to civilian life, often to farm; to lay down one's arms and go back to a peaceful life”.
What is the Chinese definition of 解甲归田?
解:脱下;甲:古代将士打仗时穿的战服。脱下军装,回家种地。指战士退伍还乡。
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