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半路出家

bàn chū jiā

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bàn chū jiā
  1. 1.(lit.) to enter monastic life at a mature age (idiom)
  2. 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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  1. 1.to switch to a job one was not trained for; to change professions completely

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