鑄劍為犁

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)		鑄	劍	為/爲	犁
simp. (铸剑为犁)		铸	剑	为	犁

Etymology

From the Family Sayings of Confucius.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhùjiànwéilí

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zyu³ gim³ wai⁴ lai⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhùjiànwéilí
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhùjiànwéilí
    • Wade–Giles: chu⁴-chien⁴-wei²-li²
    • Yale: jù-jyàn-wéi-lí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juhjiannweili
    • Palladius: чжуцзяньвэйли (čžuczjanʹvɛjli)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ li³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zyu³ gim³ wai⁴ lai⁴
    • Yale: jyu gim wàih làih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzy³ gim³ wai⁴ lai⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ju³ gim³ wei⁴ lei⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syː³³ kiːm³³ wɐi̯²¹ lɐi̯²¹/

Idiom

鑄劍為犁

1. to beat one's swords into ploughshares