铸剑为犁

Traditional: 鑄劍為犁

zhù jiàn wéi lí

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to beat swords into plowshares; to turn from war to peace

What does 铸剑为犁 mean?

铸剑为犁 (zhù jiàn wéi lí) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to beat swords into plowshares; to turn from war to peace

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铸zhùto cast or found metals 剑jiàndouble-edged sword · CL:口[kou3],把[ba3]为wéias (in the capacity of) · to take sth as 犁líplow

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zhù jiàn wéi lí

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