See 投筆從戎 on Wiktionary
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"literal_meaning": "to lay down the pen and take up the sword",
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},
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"roman": "qìbǐcóngróng",
"word": "棄筆從戎"
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},
{
"tags": [
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"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄊㄡˊ ㄅㄧˇ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "tau⁴ bat¹ cung⁴ jung⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hakka",
"Sixian",
"Phak-fa-su"
],
"zh_pron": "thèu-pit-chhiùng-yùng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Hokkien",
"POJ"
],
"zh_pron": "tâu-pit-chiông-jiông"
},
{
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],
"zh_pron": "tóubǐcóngróng"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄊㄡˊ ㄅㄧˇ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "tóubǐcóngróng"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "tʻou²-pi³-tsʻung²-jung²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "tóu-bǐ-tsúng-rúng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "tourbiitsorngrong"
},
{
"roman": "toubicunžun",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "тоубицунжун"
},
{
"ipa": "/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵/",
"tags": [
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Sinological-IPA"
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"Hong Kong"
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"Guangzhou",
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"zh_pron": "tau⁴ bat¹ cung⁴ jung⁴"
},
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"Hong Kong"
],
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"Guangzhou",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "tàuh bāt chùhng yùhng"
},
{
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"Hong Kong"
],
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"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
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"Hong Kong"
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"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "teo⁴ bed¹ cung⁴ yung⁴"
},
{
"ipa": "/tʰɐu̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ jʊŋ²¹/",
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"Hong Kong"
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"Guangzhou",
"Sinological-IPA"
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"Northern",
"Sixian",
"Miaoli",
"Phak-fa-su"
],
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},
{
"tags": [
"Hakka",
"Northern",
"Sixian",
"Miaoli",
"Hakka-Romanization-System"
],
"zh_pron": "teu^ˇ bid^ˋ qiung^ˇ iung^ˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hakka",
"Northern",
"Sixian",
"Miaoli",
"Hagfa-Pinyim"
],
"zh_pron": "teu² bid⁵ qiung² yung²"
},
{
"ipa": "/tʰeu̯¹¹ pit̚² t͡sʰi̯uŋ¹¹ i̯uŋ¹¹/",
"tags": [
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"Northern",
"Sixian",
"Miaoli",
"Sinological-IPA"
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{
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"Southern",
"Sixian",
"Neipu",
"Phak-fa-su"
],
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},
{
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"Hakka",
"Southern",
"Sixian",
"Neipu",
"Hakka-Romanization-System"
],
"zh_pron": "teu^ˇ bid^ˋ qiung^ˇ (r)iung^ˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hakka",
"Southern",
"Sixian",
"Neipu",
"Hagfa-Pinyim"
],
"zh_pron": "teu² bid⁵ qiung² yung²"
},
{
"ipa": "/tʰeu̯¹¹ pit̚² t͡sʰi̯uŋ¹¹ (j)i̯uŋ¹¹/",
"tags": [
"Hakka",
"Southern",
"Sixian",
"Neipu",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
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"General Taiwanese"
],
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Hokkien",
"POJ"
],
"zh_pron": "tâu-pit-chiông-jiông"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"General Taiwanese"
],
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Hokkien",
"Tai-lo"
],
"zh_pron": "tâu-pit-tsiông-jiông"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"General Taiwanese"
],
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Hokkien",
"Phofsit-Daibuun"
],
"zh_pron": "dau'pitciongjioong"
},
{
"ipa": "/tau²³⁻³³ pit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɔŋ²³⁻³³ ziɔŋ²³/",
"raw_tags": [
"General Taiwanese"
],
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Hokkien",
"IPA",
"Kaohsiung"
]
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],
"word": "投筆從戎"
}
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"lang_code": "zh",
"literal_meaning": "to lay down the pen and take up the sword",
"pos": "phrase",
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"Cantonese idioms",
"Cantonese lemmas",
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"Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
"Chinese idioms",
"Chinese lemmas",
"Chinese terms spelled with 從",
"Chinese terms spelled with 戎",
"Chinese terms spelled with 投",
"Chinese terms spelled with 筆",
"Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Hakka chengyu",
"Hakka idioms",
"Hakka lemmas",
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"to join the military"
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"(of a scholar) to join the military"
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],
"zh_pron": "tóubǐcóngróng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄊㄡˊ ㄅㄧˇ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "tau⁴ bat¹ cung⁴ jung⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hakka",
"Sixian",
"Phak-fa-su"
],
"zh_pron": "thèu-pit-chhiùng-yùng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Hokkien",
"POJ"
],
"zh_pron": "tâu-pit-chiông-jiông"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "tóubǐcóngróng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄊㄡˊ ㄅㄧˇ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "tóubǐcóngróng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "tʻou²-pi³-tsʻung²-jung²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "tóu-bǐ-tsúng-rúng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "tourbiitsorngrong"
},
{
"roman": "toubicunžun",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "тоубицунжун"
},
{
"ipa": "/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
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"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "tau⁴ bat¹ cung⁴ jung⁴"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "tàuh bāt chùhng yùhng"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "tau⁴ bat⁷ tsung⁴ jung⁴"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "teo⁴ bed¹ cung⁴ yung⁴"
},
{
"ipa": "/tʰɐu̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ jʊŋ²¹/",
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Hakka",
"Northern",
"Sixian",
"Miaoli",
"Phak-fa-su"
],
"zh_pron": "thèu-pit-chhiùng-yùng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hakka",
"Northern",
"Sixian",
"Miaoli",
"Hakka-Romanization-System"
],
"zh_pron": "teu^ˇ bid^ˋ qiung^ˇ iung^ˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hakka",
"Northern",
"Sixian",
"Miaoli",
"Hagfa-Pinyim"
],
"zh_pron": "teu² bid⁵ qiung² yung²"
},
{
"ipa": "/tʰeu̯¹¹ pit̚² t͡sʰi̯uŋ¹¹ i̯uŋ¹¹/",
"tags": [
"Hakka",
"Northern",
"Sixian",
"Miaoli",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Hakka",
"Southern",
"Sixian",
"Neipu",
"Phak-fa-su"
],
"zh_pron": "thèu-pit-chhiùng-yùng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hakka",
"Southern",
"Sixian",
"Neipu",
"Hakka-Romanization-System"
],
"zh_pron": "teu^ˇ bid^ˋ qiung^ˇ (r)iung^ˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hakka",
"Southern",
"Sixian",
"Neipu",
"Hagfa-Pinyim"
],
"zh_pron": "teu² bid⁵ qiung² yung²"
},
{
"ipa": "/tʰeu̯¹¹ pit̚² t͡sʰi̯uŋ¹¹ (j)i̯uŋ¹¹/",
"tags": [
"Hakka",
"Southern",
"Sixian",
"Neipu",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
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"General Taiwanese"
],
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Hokkien",
"POJ"
],
"zh_pron": "tâu-pit-chiông-jiông"
},
{
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"General Taiwanese"
],
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Hokkien",
"Tai-lo"
],
"zh_pron": "tâu-pit-tsiông-jiông"
},
{
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"General Taiwanese"
],
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Hokkien",
"Phofsit-Daibuun"
],
"zh_pron": "dau'pitciongjioong"
},
{
"ipa": "/tau²³⁻³³ pit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɔŋ²³⁻³³ ziɔŋ²³/",
"raw_tags": [
"General Taiwanese"
],
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Hokkien",
"IPA",
"Kaohsiung"
]
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"roman": "qìbǐcóngróng",
"word": "棄筆從戎／弃笔从戎"
},
{
"roman": "qìbǐcóngróng",
"word": "棄筆從戎"
},
{
"roman": "qìbǐcóngróng",
"word": "弃笔从戎"
}
],
"word": "投筆從戎"
}
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