created sense approved 半路出家 · bànlùchūjiā · to switch careers — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
半路出家
bànlùchūjiā
to switch careers
To change to a new profession or specialization later in life without having formal training in it; to enter a line of work from a different background.
半路 (literal) → 半路 · bànlù · mid-career 出家 (literal) → 出家 · chūjiā · to become a monk or nun
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 半路出家 · bànlùchūjiā · to become a monk or nun late in life — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
半路出家
bànlùchūjiā
to become a monk or nun late in life
To enter a monastic order after reaching adulthood rather than being raised in it from childhood.
半路 (literal) → 半路 · bànlù · halfway 出家 (literal) → 出家 · chūjiā · to become a monk or nun
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition