投筆從戎

Chinese


trad. (投筆從戎)		投筆	從戎
simp. (投笔从戎)		投笔	从戎

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: tourbiitsongrrong
  - 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

to lay down the pen and take up the sword (idiom), to join the military (esp. of educated person)

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