See 投筆 on Wiktionary
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"roman": "tóubǐcóngróng",
"word": "投筆從戎"
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"roman": "Wú lù qǐngyīng, děng Zhōng Jūn zhī ruòguàn; yǒu huái tóubǐ, mù Zōng Què zhī chángfēng.",
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"text": "無路請纓，等終軍之弱冠；有懷投筆，慕宗慤之長風。",
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"roman": "Wú lù qǐngyīng, děng Zhōng Jūn zhī ruòguàn; yǒu huái tóubǐ, mù Zōng Què zhī chángfēng.",
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"text": "无路请缨，等终军之弱冠；有怀投笔，慕宗悫之长风。",
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"to cease writing; to forsake the pen (for something else)"
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"zh_pron": "tóubǐ"
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"zh_pron": "ㄊㄡˊ ㄅㄧˇ"
},
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"zh_pron": "tau⁴ bat¹"
},
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"zh_pron": "tóubǐ"
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"zh_pron": "tóubǐ"
},
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"zh_pron": "tʻou²-pi³"
},
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"Yale"
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"zh_pron": "tóu-bǐ"
},
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"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
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"zh_pron": "tourbii"
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],
"zh_pron": "тоуби"
},
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"ipa": "/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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"zh_pron": "teo⁴ bed¹"
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"text": "無路請纓，等終軍之弱冠；有懷投筆，慕宗慤之長風。",
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"roman": "Wú lù qǐngyīng, děng Zhōng Jūn zhī ruòguàn; yǒu huái tóubǐ, mù Zōng Què zhī chángfēng.",
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"zh_pron": "tóubǐ"
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"zh_pron": "ㄊㄡˊ ㄅㄧˇ"
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"zh_pron": "tau⁴ bat¹"
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"zh_pron": "tóubǐ"
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"zh_pron": "tóubǐ"
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"Yale"
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"zh_pron": "teo⁴ bed¹"
},
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"word": "投筆"
}
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