mài​jiàn​mǎi​niú

to trade weapons for farming tools

Senses

卖剑买牛/ 賣劍買牛 mài​jiàn​mǎi​niú to trade weapons for farming tools

To give up a life of crime or war to return to farming; to change from a destructive life to a productive one.

References

variant 卖剑买牛/賣劍買牛 买牛卖剑/買牛賣劍
variant 卖剑买牛/賣劍買牛 买犁卖剑/買犁賣劍
variant 卖剑买牛/賣劍買牛 卖刀买犊/賣刀買犢
variant 卖剑买牛/賣劍買牛 卖刀买牛/賣刀買牛
variant 卖剑买牛/賣劍買牛 卖剑渤海/賣劍渤海
synonym 卖刀买犊/賣刀買犢 卖剑买牛/賣劍買牛