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卖剑买琴 指没有功名意识，志在归隐 清·龚自珍《能令公少年行》：“卖剑买琴，斗瓦输铜 Mài  Jiàn  Mǎi  Qín Mjmq 连动式；作谓语；指归隐

"Mài jiàn mǎi qín" (卖剑买琴) means selling a sword to buy a zither, symbolizing a renunciation of military pursuits in favor of a scholarly or reclusive life.

卖剑买琴（mài jiàn mǎi qín）指归隐。

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