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帶牛佩犢

简带牛佩犊 · 繁帶牛佩犢

Mandarin · pinyin dài niú pèi dú

to abandon armed struggle and return to raising cattle (idiom)

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帶: Look up this written character
牛: niú · cow, ox, bull; Kangxi radical 93; 9th lunar mansion, determinative star β Capricorni (Dabih)
佩: pèi · belt ornament, pendant; wear at waist, tie to the belt; respect
犢: Look up this written character
带: dài · belt, girdle, band, strap, zone
犊: dú · calf; victim of sacrifice

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4–2–4–2 · dai4 niu2 pei4 du2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

daai3 ngau4 pui3 duk6

Cantonese word readings for 帶牛佩犢. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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