鑄劍為犁

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Chinese

cast metals; to coin (money) (double-edged) sword
because of; for; to
because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become
 
plough
trad. (鑄劍為犁/鑄劍爲犁) /
simp. (铸剑为犁)

Etymology

From the Family Sayings of Confucius.

Pronunciation


Idiom

鑄劍為犁

  1. to beat one's swords into ploughshares