Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

半路出家

bànlùchūjiā

ㄅㄢˋ ㄌㄨˋ ㄔㄨ ㄐㄧㄚ

  1. 1(lit.) to enter monastic life at a mature age (idiom)
  2. 2(fig.) to change one's career; to take up a new line of work or specialization; to enter a profession from a different background

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