reformation of brigands(mài jiàn mǎi dú)

reformation of brigands

Selling swords to buy calves, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is m à Iji à nm à ID ú, which originally means to lay down arms and engage in farming; later it refers to changing business, farmers or bad people to change evil and become good; the same as "selling swords to buy cattle". It's from the book of answering to Yin shiting's fame.

The origin of Idioms

Zhang Juzheng of the Ming Dynasty wrote a letter in reply to Yin shiting in which he said that it was appropriate to end his official career and fame. It said, "Fumin was willing to burn his weapons and return to his native place. This is the change of the ancients who sold their swords and bought their calves."

Idiom usage

Synonyms: selling swords to buy cattle, buying cattle to sell swords; Antonyms: fighting in the north and south, fighting militarily, selling calves to buy swords

Idiom usage

Stop the war.

Chinese PinYin : mài jiàn mǎi dú