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投笔从戎
tóu​bǐ​cóng​róng

to join the military

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
投笔从戎 投筆從戎 tóu​bǐ​cóng​róng
to join the military
To lay down the pen and take up the sword; used to describe a scholar or an educated person who gives up civilian life to join the army in order to serve their country.

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