Chinese study involves characters, phrases, and idioms. This resource introduces 「買牛賣劍」 as part of advanced learning. Explanation below.
Let’s dive into the idiom 「買牛賣劍」. Its definition and application are outlined below.
Originally it meant to lay down arms and engage in farming. Later it is used to describe changing one’s job to become a farmer or a bad person turning from evil to good. Same as “buying a plow and selling a sword.”
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
mǎi niú mài jiàn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
maai5 ngau4 maai6 gim3
The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.
