投
笔
从
戎

Word Definition - 投笔从戎

tóu bǐ cóng róng to lay down the pen and take up the sword (idiom); to join the military (esp. of educated person)

Individual Character Details

投 tóu
笔 bǐ
从 cóng, cóng, cóng
戎 róng, róng