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投笔从戎

Word

to lay down the pen and take up the sword (idiom)

Traditional
投筆從戎

tóu bǐ cóng róng

tou2bi3cong2rong2

Meaning

  1. to lay down the pen and take up the sword (idiom) CC-CEDICT
  2. to join the military (esp. of educated person) CC-CEDICT

Characters in 投笔从戎

投tóu笔bǐ从cóng戎róng
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