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解甲歸田

简解甲归田 · 繁解甲歸田

Mandarin · pinyin jiě jiǎ guī tián

to remove armor and return to the farm
to return to civilian life

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解: jiě · loosen, unfasten, untie; explain; hexagram ䷧
甲: jiǎ · armor, shell; fingernails; 1st heavenly stem
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田: tián · field, arable land, cultivated
归: guī · return; return to, revert to

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3–3–1–2 · jie3 jia3 gui1 tian2

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gaai2 gaap3 gwai1 tin4

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