bàn​lù​chū​jiā

enter monasticism

半路出家 bàn​lù​chū​jiā
enter monasticism
to enter monastic life at a mature age rather than as a child
switch careers
to change one's career or enter a profession from a different background without formal training

Frequency

Movie subtitles
0.090 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
0.270 per million

Sources

Definitions
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