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買犁賣劍
mǎi​lí​mài​jiàn

to buy plows and sell swords

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

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

References

variant 卖剑买牛/賣劍買牛 → 买犁卖剑/買犁賣劍
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