投笔从戎

Traditional (Taiwan): 投筆從戎

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tóubǐcóngróng ㄊㄡˊ ㄅㄧˇ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ

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

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