杨五郎削发,半路出家楊五郎削髮,半路出家楊五郎削髮,半路出家

Yang the Fifth shaves his head: he becomes a monk halfway through life

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Describes someone who switches to a new line of work midway through their career. Neutral, sometimes slightly self-deprecating.

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Simplified: 杨五郎削发,半路出家
Traditional (Taiwan): 楊五郎削髮,半路出家
Pinyin: Yáng wǔláng xuēfà,bànlùchūjiā
Bopomofo: ㄧㄤˊ ㄨˇ ㄌㄤˊ ㄒㄩㄝㄈㄚˋ,ㄅㄢˋ ㄌㄨˋ ㄔㄨㄐㄧㄚ

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杨(Yáng)poplar

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