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半路出家 (bun3 lou6 ceot1 gaa1) — without solid foundation; switch to a job one was not trained for in Cantonese

bun˗₃半louˍ₆路ceotˉ¹出gaaˉ¹家
Mandarin Pinyin: ban4 lu4 chu1 jia1

Meaning of 半路出家

nounwithout solid foundation; switch to a job one was not trained for

Characters in 半路出家

半bun3
partly; about half
路lou6
sequence; line; logic
出ceot1
go out; come out
家gaa1
classifier for firms or other enterprises

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