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From: MDBG CC-CEDICT Chinese-English Dictionary 漢英字典

 投筆從戎 [ㄊㄡˊ ㄅㄧˇ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ; tou2 bi3 cong2 rong2]
 to lay down the pen and take up the sword (idiom)
 to join the military (esp. of educated person)
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