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投筆從戎 (tau4 bat1 cung4 jung4) — abandon one's pen and enlist in the army in Cantonese

tauˎ₄投batˉ¹筆cungˎ₄從jungˎ₄戎
简 投笔从戎
Mandarin Pinyin: tou2 bi3 cong2 rong2

Meaning of 投筆從戎

nounabandon one's pen and enlist in the army

Characters in 投筆從戎

投tau4
project; produce; cast
筆bat1
stroke; touch; handwriting
從cung4
secondary; subordinate; subsidiary
戎jung4
arms, armaments; military affair

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