投筆從戎

Chinese

		to cease writing; to forsake the pen	to join the army; to enlist
trad. (投筆從戎)		投筆	從戎
simp. (投笔从戎)		投笔	从戎
Literally: “to lay down the pen and take up the sword”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tóubǐcóngróng

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄡˊ ㄅㄧˇ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tau⁴ bat¹ cung⁴ jung⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: tóubǐcóngróng
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄡˊ ㄅㄧˇ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tourbiitsorngrong
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰoʊ̯³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: tau⁴ bat¹ cung⁴ jung⁴
  - Yale: tàuh bāt chùhng yùhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tau⁴ bat⁷ tsung⁴ jung⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: teo⁴ bed¹ cung⁴ yung⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰɐu̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ jʊŋ²¹/

Idiom

投筆從戎

(of a scholar) to join the military

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