投笔从戎
投笔从戎
tóu bǐ cóng róng
to lay down the pen and take up the sword (idiom); to join the military (esp. of educated person)
verbidiom
Traditional: 投筆從戎
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- (verb, idiom) to lay down the pen and take up the sword (idiom)
- to join the military (esp. of educated person)
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