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买犁卖剑
mǎi​lí​mài​jiàn

to buy plows and sell swords

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
买犁卖剑 買犁賣劍 mǎi​lí​mài​jiàn
to buy plows and sell swords
to abandon military pursuits for farming; to turn from war to peace by trading weapons for agricultural equipment

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  • 卖剑买牛 mài​jiàn​mǎi​niú