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The idiom being introduced now is 「投筆從戎」. Below, you’ll find its meaning and usage examples.
Join the army: join the army. Throw away your pen and join the army. Refers to scholars joining the army.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
tóu bǐ cóng róng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
tau4 bat1 chung4 yung4
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