半路修行 — “To change one's profession or line of work mid-career”
半路修行 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to change one's profession or line of work mid-career”. To take up a new calling halfway through; to start a new endeavor later in life.
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半路修行 Pronunciation and Pinyin
半路修行 Character Breakdown
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他原本是名工程师，现在却半路修行，当起了花艺师。
He was originally an engineer, but now he has changed professions mid-career and become a florist.
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Synonyms of 半路修行
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More idioms starting with 半
- bàn半sān三bù不sì四absent-minded and dispirited
- bàn半shàng上bàn半xià下undecided between two choices
- bàn半shàng上luò落xià下leave things unfinished
- bàn半sī丝bàn半lǚ缕a tiny bit
- bàn半mǔ亩fāng方táng塘A small, confined area
- bàn半dī低bù不gāo高of medium height or level
- bàn半xìn信bù不xìn信half-believing, half-doubting
- bàn半xìn信bàn半yí疑half-believing and half-doubting
- bàn半bàn半lā拉lā拉incomplete or half-done
- bàn半bàn半lù路lù路halfway through a task
- bàn半diào吊zi子a dabbler; not proficient in a skill
- bàn半tǔ吐bàn半lù露speak evasively or ambiguously
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Open the tool →Questions about 半路修行
What does 半路修行 mean?
半路修行 (bàn lù xiū xíng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to change one's profession or line of work mid-career”.
How do you pronounce 半路修行?
半路修行 is pronounced bàn lù xiū xíng in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 半路修行?
原指成年后才出家做和尚或尼姑。比喻中途改行，从事另一工作。