半路出家

bàn lù chū jiā

Dictionary entry

(lit.) to enter monastic life at a mature age (idiom)

What does 半路出家 mean?

半路出家 (bàn lù chū jiā) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(lit.) to enter monastic life at a mature age (idiom)

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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半bànhalf · semi-路Lùsurname Lu 出chūto go out; to come out · to arise; to occur 家jiāused in 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1 ju4]

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半路出家

bàn lù chū jiā

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