We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「棄筆從戎」, with its usage explained below.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「棄筆從戎」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
Still give up writing to join the army. Refers to scholars giving up literature and taking up military affairs.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
qì bǐ cóng róng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
hei3 bat1 chung4 yung4
The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.
