卖剑买犊 — “Sell sword, buy calf”
卖剑买犊 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to give up fighting or a violent profession and take up a peaceful occupation, especially farming; to turn over a new leaf or mend one's ways”. Literally, “sell sword, buy calf”.
卖剑买犊 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- mài卖ér儿tiē贴fù妇sell children and wife due to poverty
- mài卖ér儿yù鬻nǚ女sell children due to extreme poverty
- mài卖gōng公yíng营sī私betray public trust for private gain
- mài卖dāo刀mǎi买niú牛abandon conflict for peaceful work
- mài卖dāo刀mǎi买dú犊give up fighting for farming
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What does 卖剑买犊 mean?
卖剑买犊 (mài jiàn mǎi dú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to give up fighting or a violent profession and take up a peaceful occupation, especially farming; to turn over a new leaf or mend one's ways”.
How do you pronounce 卖剑买犊?
卖剑买犊 is pronounced mài jiàn mǎi dú in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 卖剑买犊 literally mean?
Literally, 卖剑买犊 means “sell sword, buy calf”. It is used to mean “to give up fighting or a violent profession and take up a peaceful occupation, especially farming; to turn over a new leaf or mend one's ways”.
What is the Chinese definition of 卖剑买犊?
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“卖剑买牛”。