半路出家bàn lù chū jiāadopt (/take up) a trade(/profession/line of work) when one is no longer young; have only a smattering of knowledge; become a monk or nun late in life-switch to a job one was not trained for; go into another field of work; renounce the world in the middle of one’s life; switch to a new profession (/line) without solid foundation (/training); change one’s occupation halfway
? 俺是～，醫(yī)死人不償命！ (高云覽《小城春秋》26) I’ve only a smattering of knowledge. If I kill the patient,I don’t give any compensation! 半路出家ba lu chu jiaturn a Buddhist late in life—change to a new profession for which one has received no previous training 半路出家bàn lù chū jiā比喻半路上才學(xué)干某一行，并非本專業(yè)出身。become a monk or nun late in one’s life,switch to a job one was not trained for |