give up literature for a military career(qì bǐ cóng róng)

give up literature for a military career

As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is Q ì B ǐ C ó n ɡ R ó n ɡ, which means you are still in the army. That is to say, the literati abandoned their literature for military service. It's from Youxian cave.

Idiom usage

It refers to the abandonment of literature for military use

Idioms and allusions

Ban Chao (32-102) was born in a literary family. His father, ban Biao, was a famous writer and historian in the Eastern Han Dynasty. His brother, Ban Gu, was the author of the book of Han. His sister, Ban Zhao, was a famous talented woman in Chinese history. After Ban Gu died, Ban Zhao inherited Ban Gu's career and completed the book of Han. However, ban Chao is not interested in literature. It is rare that he has a famous general in his scholarly family. when Ban Gu was an official in Luoyang, ban Chao and his mother also went to Luoyang. At that time, their family was very poor. Ban Chao made some money to supplement his family by copying for others. Most of the down and out famous generals are restless guys. Ban Chao once gave up his pen and sighed: "the eldest man has no other ambition. He should follow the example of Fu Jiezi and Zhang Qian and make contributions to a foreign land, so as to take the title of marquis. Can an Neng be a writer for a long time?" At that time, the people who copied books on one side all laughed at him. Ban Chao sighed: "I know you are safe, and I have a strong ambition!" This sentence and Chen Sheng Wu Guang's "how can a sparrow know a swan's ambition" are equally arrogant. This is the story of abandoning the pen and joining the army. It's not that we imagine that Zhong ban Chao gave up a promising literary job. It's not uncommon for young people to have the idea of being outstanding. We don't know how many heroic words are not content with the status quo from ancient times to the present. However, few of them have achieved great achievements, but we must not underestimate the ambition of young people. Later, ban Chao crossed the western regions with 36 people. Under the difficult environment, he made a decisive decision and won a hundred battles. He wrote down a legendary life and created the myth of the western regions as a famous Chinese historical general. He promoted China's national prestige, restrained the Huns, protected the peace of the Han Empire, stopped the Huns' bullying in the western regions, and safeguarded the peaceful exchanges among the western regions. Ban Chao neither fell into civil war, nor slaughtered his own people, nor was he proud of his merits, let alone fighting for fame and wealth. He is worthy of being an example for the soldiers. Notes to classical Chinese: ban Chao, Zhongsheng, was born in Fufeng Pingling, the youngest son of Xu lingbiao. He is ambitious and doesn't pay attention to details; however, he is filial and respectful, lives in his family, works hard and doesn't feel ashamed. There are oral arguments, but reading biographies. In the fifth year of Yongping, brother Gu was called to be a scholar, and Chao and his mother followed Wang Luoyang. Poor family, often for the official letter to support. After a long time of hard work, he dropped out of work and wrote with a sigh: "my husband has no other ambition, so he should follow the example of Fu Jiezi and Zhang Qian, and make contributions to a foreign land, so as to win the title of marquis. Can an Neng be a writer for a long time?" Both sides laugh. Chao said, "what is the ambition of a young man?" ... for a long time, Xianzong asked Gu, "where is your brother?" Gudui: "write for an official, and receive direct support from his mother." Emperor Nai chuchao is the history of Lantai order. Ban Chao is a man of great ambition and does not pay attention to small details. However, he is filial and diligent in his heart. He often does hard work and does not take hard work as a disgrace. He is eloquent and has read a lot of historical books. In 62 A.D. (the fifth year of Yongping), Ban Gu, his elder brother, was called to be a school scholar. Ban Chao and his mother also accompanied Ban Gu to Luoyang. Because his family was poor, ban Chao was employed by the government to copy books to earn money to support his family. Once, he stopped his work, threw away his pen and exclaimed, "if you don't have other ambitions and strategies, you should also follow the example of Fu Jiezi and Zhang Qian in the border areas, in order to get the Marquis, how can you work in the pen and inkstone room for a long time?" People nearby all laughed at him, ban Chao said: "how can a small person understand the ambition of a person with lofty ideals?"

Analysis of Idioms

A close synonym: to join the army and abandon the military

Chinese PinYin : qì bǐ cóng róng