The Chinese journey moves from characters to idioms. This free tool explores 「賣劍買琴」, detailing its meaning and use.
The idiom 「賣劍買琴」 is the focus of our introduction today, and its explanation and application are listed below.
It means having no ambition for fame and fortune and aiming to retire from the society.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
mài jiàn mǎi qín
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
maai6 gim3 maai5 kam4
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