投筆從戎
Chinese
to cease writing; to forsake the pen to join the army; to enlist trad. (投筆從戎) 投筆 從戎 simp. (投笔从戎) 投笔 从戎 Literally: “to lay down the pen and take up the sword”.
Pronunciation
Idiom
投筆從戎
- (of a scholar) to join the military