半路出家 bànlùchūjiā to switch careers Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents bànlùchūjiā to switch careers 半路 bànlù mid-career describing someone who takes up a trade or switches professions partway through life; latecomer出家 chūjiā to become a monk or nun To leave home and enter a monastery or temple to lead a religious life; to join a monastic order.bànlùchūjiā to become a monk or nun late in life 半路 bànlù noun halfway halfway; midway; on the way出家 chūjiā to become a monk or nun To leave home and enter a monastery or temple to lead a religious life; to join a monastic order.