Starting from characters, then words, the journey to learning Chinese leads to idioms. Our free resource teaches idioms like 「賣劍買牛」. Explanation below.
This time, we present the Chinese idiom 「賣劍買牛」, with its definition and usage detailed 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.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
mài jiàn mǎi niú
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
maai6 gim3 maai5 ngau4
Chinese idioms come in large numbers, with diverse meanings and usages, offering endless learning opportunities. We hope these resources make it easier for you to study Chinese.
