"投筆" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Chinese]

IPA: /tʰoʊ̯³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /tʰɐu̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /tʰoʊ̯³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /tʰɐu̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵/ Chinese transliterations: tóubǐ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄊㄡˊ ㄅㄧˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], tau⁴ bat¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], tóubǐ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], tóubǐ [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], tʻou²-pi³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], tóu-bǐ [Mandarin, Yale], tourbii [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], тоуби [Mandarin, Palladius], toubi [Mandarin, Palladius], tàuh bāt [Cantonese, Yale], tau⁴ bat⁷ [Cantonese, Pinyin], teo⁴ bed¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 投笔
Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 投筆
  1. (literary, figurative, of a writer) to cease writing; to forsake the pen (for something else) Tags: figuratively, literary Derived forms: 投筆從戎 (tóubǐcóngróng), 投笔从戎 (tóubǐcóngróng)
    Sense id: en-投筆-zh-verb-M~TRxGR3 Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header

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          "roman": "tóubǐcóngróng",
          "word": "投筆從戎"
        },
        {
          "roman": "tóubǐcóngróng",
          "word": "投笔从戎"
        }
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        "to cease writing; to forsake the pen (for something else)"
      ],
      "id": "en-投筆-zh-verb-M~TRxGR3",
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          "forsake",
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literary, figurative, of a writer) to cease writing; to forsake the pen (for something else)"
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "tóubǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄊㄡˊ ㄅㄧˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tau⁴ bat¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tóubǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tóubǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tʻou²-pi³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tóu-bǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tourbii"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "тоуби"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "toubi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tàuh bāt"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tau⁴ bat⁷"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "teo⁴ bed¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɐu̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɐu̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "投筆"
}
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    {
      "roman": "tóubǐcóngróng",
      "word": "投筆從戎"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tóubǐcóngróng",
      "word": "投笔从戎"
    }
  ],
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        "to cease writing; to forsake the pen (for something else)"
      ],
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        "literary"
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      ],
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    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄊㄡˊ ㄅㄧˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tau⁴ bat¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tóubǐ"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tóubǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tʻou²-pi³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tóu-bǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tourbii"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "тоуби"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "toubi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tàuh bāt"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tau⁴ bat⁷"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "teo⁴ bed¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɐu̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɐu̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵/"
    }
  ],
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}
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