解甲歸田 jiě jiǎ guī tián

DEFINITIONS

  1. to remove armor and return to the farm
  2. to return to civilian life

CHARACTERS

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