归马放牛
guī​mǎ​fàng​niú

to end a war

  • created reference approved 归马放牛/歸馬放牛 → 归马/歸馬 (abbreviation) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    归马放牛 / 歸馬放牛 guī​mǎ​fàng​niú

    归马 / 歸馬 guī​mǎ

    abbreviation

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 归马放牛/歸馬放牛 · guī​mǎ​fàng​niú · to end a war — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    归马放牛 / 歸馬放牛

    guī​mǎ​fàng​niú

    to end a war

    To send back the horses and cattle used for military purposes; used as a metaphor for ending a war and ceasing military operations.

    归马 (literal) → 归马/歸馬 · guī​mǎ · send back horses 放牛 (literal) → 放牛 · fàng​niú · to herd cattle

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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