retire from military service and return to farming
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb phrase
to take off armor and return to the fields; to retire from the military and go back to farm
literaryA classical idiom often used to describe a soldier's honorable retirement after war. Emphasizes the transition from a life of war to a peaceful, agrarian life.
Zhàn战
zhēng争
jié结
shù束
hòu后
，
xǔ许
duō多
lǎo老
bīng兵
dōu都
jiě解
jiǎ甲
guī归
tián田
le了
。
After the war ended, many veterans retired from military service and returned to farming.
Tā他
yàn厌
juàn倦
le了
jūn军
lǚ旅
shēng生
yá涯
，
yī一
xīn心
xiǎng想
zhe着
jiě解
jiǎ甲
guī归
tián田
。
He was tired of military life and longed to retire and return to the fields.
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Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
jiě解
jiǎ甲
guī归
tián田
shì是
xǔ许
duō多
shì士
bīng兵
de的
zuì最
zhōng终
guī归
sù宿
。
In ancient times, retiring from the army and returning to farming was the ultimate destination for many soldiers.