投笔从戎

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 投笔从戎 – see 投筆從戎 (“to lay down the pen and take up the sword; to join the military”). (This term is the simplified form of 投筆從戎).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.