dài​niú​pèi​dú

to abandon weapons for farming

  • created sense approved 带牛佩犊/帶牛佩犢 · dài​niú​pèi​dú · to abandon weapons for farming — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    带牛佩犊 / 帶牛佩犢

    dài​niú​pèi​dú

    to abandon weapons for farming

    (idiom) To abandon armed struggle and return to raising cattle; to give up a life of crime or war to take up farming; literally "carrying an ox and wearing a calf" instead of carrying a sword and wearing a knife.

    带 (literal) → 带/帶 · dài · to bring 牛 (literal) → 牛 · niú · ox 佩 (literal) → 佩 · pèi · to wear 犊 (literal) → 犊/犢 · dú · calf

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