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弃文就武 — “To abandon a scholarly or literary career for a military one”

弃文就武 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to abandon a scholarly or literary career for a military one”. To give up a civilian profession and take up a military one. Literally, “abandon civilian for martial”.

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弃文就武 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 弃qì
  • 文wén
  • 就jiù
  • 武wǔ

弃文就武 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
弃
qì7abandon, discard, give up
文
wén4written language and culture
就
jiù12to proceed based on circumstances
武
wǔ8martial, military, brave

Example Sentence with 弃文就武

小王原本是名优秀的教师,但心中一直有从军的梦想,最终他弃文就武,加入了部队。
Xiao Wang was originally an excellent teacher, but he always harbored a dream of joining the army. Eventually, he abandoned his civilian profession for a military career and joined the forces.

Idioms Related to 弃文就武

Synonyms of 弃文就武

  • tóu投bǐ笔cóng从róng戎give up scholarly life for military service

Antonyms of 弃文就武

  • qì弃wǔ武xiū修wén文abandon military for scholarly pursuits

More idioms starting with 弃

  • qì弃yì义bèi倍xìn信abandon righteousness, betray trust
  • qì弃zhī之kě可xī惜a pity to discard
  • qì弃zhī之kě可xī惜,,shí食zhī之wú无wèi味a pity to discard, tasteless to eat
  • qì弃zhī之rú如bì敝jī屐discard like a worn-out shoe
  • qì弃zhī之dù度wài外to completely disregard
  • qì弃zhī之bì敝xǐ屣discard as worthless
  • qì弃shū书juān捐jiàn剑disdain trivial matters, focus on great ambitions
  • qì弃wěi伪cóng从zhēn真abandon falsehood, follow truth
  • qì弃sú俗chū出jiā家Renounce worldly life for monasticism
  • qì弃xìn信wàng忘yì义break promises and abandon principles
  • qì弃xìn信wéi违yì义break promises and disregard morality
  • qì弃gōng公yíng营sī私abandon public for private gain

Questions about 弃文就武

What does 弃文就武 mean?
弃文就武 (qì wén jiù wǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to abandon a scholarly or literary career for a military one”.
How do you pronounce 弃文就武?
弃文就武 is pronounced qì wén jiù wǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 弃文就武 literally mean?
Literally, 弃文就武 means “abandon civilian for martial”. It is used to mean “to abandon a scholarly or literary career for a military one”.
What is the Chinese definition of 弃文就武?
放弃文业,改从武事。
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