半路出家 — ban4 lu4 chu1 jia1 — Chinese Dictionary

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半

路

出

家

半

路

出

家

Definitions4 characters

ban⁴ lu⁴ chu¹ jia¹

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

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

半

路

出

家

As word

1

ban⁴

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

2

lu⁴

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

3

chu¹

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

4

jia¹

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