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投筆從戎
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Chinese
1.1
Pronunciation
1.2
Idiom
1.2.1
Synonyms
Chinese
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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
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
tóubǐcóngróng
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄊㄡˊ ㄅㄧˇ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
tau
4
bat
1
cung
4
jung
4
Hakka
(
Sixian
,
PFS
)
:
thèu-pit-chhiùng-yùng
Southern Min
(
Hokkien
,
POJ
)
:
tâu-pit-chiông-jiông
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
tóubǐcóngróng
Zhuyin
:
ㄊㄡˊ ㄅㄧˇ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
tóubǐcóngróng
Wade–Giles
:
tʻou
2
-pi
3
-tsʻung
2
-jung
2
Yale
:
tóu-bǐ-tsúng-rúng
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
tourbiitsorngrong
Palladius
:
тоубицунжун
(toubicunžun)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
tau
4
bat
1
cung
4
jung
4
Yale
:
tàuh b
ā
t chùhng yùhng
Cantonese Pinyin
:
tau
4
bat
7
tsung
4
jung
4
Guangdong Romanization
:
teo
4
bed
1
cung
4
yung
4
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/tʰɐu̯
²¹
pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ
²¹
jʊŋ
²¹
/
Hakka
(
Northern Sixian
, incl.
Miaoli
)
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ
:
thèu-pit-chhiùng-yùng
Hakka Romanization System
:
teuˇ bid` qiungˇ iungˇ
Hagfa Pinyim
:
teu
2
bid
5
qiung
2
yung
2
Sinological
IPA
:
/tʰeu̯¹¹ pit̚² t͡sʰi̯uŋ¹¹ i̯uŋ¹¹/
(
Southern Sixian
, incl.
Meinong
)
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ
:
thèu-pit-chhiùng-yùng
Hakka Romanization System
:
teuˇ bid` qiungˇ (r)iungˇ
Hagfa Pinyim
:
teu
2
bid
5
qiung
2
yung
2
Sinological
IPA
:
/tʰeu̯¹¹ pit̚² t͡sʰi̯uŋ¹¹ (j)i̯uŋ¹¹/
Southern Min
(
Hokkien
:
General
Taiwanese
)
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
:
tâu-pit-chiông-jiông
Tâi-lô
:
tâu-pit-tsiông-jiông
Phofsit Daibuun
:
dau'pitciongjioong
IPA
(
Kaohsiung
)
:
/tau²³⁻³³ pit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɔŋ²³⁻³³ ziɔŋ²³/
Idiom
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投筆從戎
(
of a scholar
)
to
join
the
military
Synonyms
edit
棄筆從戎
/
弃笔从戎
(
qìbǐcóngróng
)