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带牛佩犊
dài​niú​pèi​dú

to abandon weapons for farming

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
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.
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