投筆從戎 投笔从戎
[tóu bǐ cóng róng]
to lay down the pen and take up the sword (idiom)
to join the military (esp. of educated person)
投笔从戎
来自翻译宝典
简体中文>英语, CC-CEDICT
投笔从戎
tóubĭ-cóngróng
〈成〉 cast aside the pen and join the army—renounce the pen for the sword; give up intellectual pursuits for a military career
tóubĭ-cóngróng
〈成〉 cast aside the pen and join the army—renounce the pen for the sword; give up intellectual pursuits for a military career
- 简体中文>英语, 汉英词典
投笔从戎
tóu bǐ cóng róng
后汉班超家境穷困,在官府做抄写工作,曾经掷笔长叹说,大丈夫应当在边疆为国立功,哪能老在笔砚之间讨生活呢!(见于《后汉书·班超传》)后人把文人从军叫做投笔从戎。 {(of a man of letters) throw away the writing brush and take up the sword. According to History of Later Han·Biography of Ban Chao, Ban Chao, a man of the Eastern Han Dynasty who came from a poor family, was copying documents in a local government for a living. One day, he cast aside his brush and heaved a deep sigh, saying, ‘How can a man continue to make a living with the writing brush and ink slab instead of contributing to the country's efforts to defend the border regions?’ He joined the army and eventually emerged as a general of the Eastern Han Dynasty.}
tóu bǐ cóng róng
后汉班超家境穷困,在官府做抄写工作,曾经掷笔长叹说,大丈夫应当在边疆为国立功,哪能老在笔砚之间讨生活呢!(见于《后汉书·班超传》)后人把文人从军叫做投笔从戎。 {(of a man of letters) throw away the writing brush and take up the sword. According to History of Later Han·Biography of Ban Chao, Ban Chao, a man of the Eastern Han Dynasty who came from a poor family, was copying documents in a local government for a living. One day, he cast aside his brush and heaved a deep sigh, saying, ‘How can a man continue to make a living with the writing brush and ink slab instead of contributing to the country's efforts to defend the border regions?’ He joined the army and eventually emerged as a general of the Eastern Han Dynasty.}
简体中文>英语, 现代汉语词典
投笔从戎
tóubǐ-cóngróng
<熟> cast aside the pen and join the army—forsake the pen for the sword; give up intellectual pursuits for a military career
tóubǐ-cóngróng
<熟> cast aside the pen and join the army—forsake the pen for the sword; give up intellectual pursuits for a military career
- 简体中文>英语, 汉英大词典
