從戎

Chinese

		from; obey; observe from; obey; observe; follow; second cousin; lax; yielding; unhurried	weapon
trad. (從戎)		從	戎
simp. (从戎)		从	戎

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cóngróng

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cung⁴ jung⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cóngróng
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cóngróng
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻung²-jung²
    • Yale: tsúng-rúng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsorngrong
    • Palladius: цунжун (cunžun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cung⁴ jung⁴
    • Yale: chùhng yùhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsung⁴ jung⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: cung⁴ yung⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ jʊŋ²¹/

Verb

從戎

1. (literary) to join the army; to enlist

Synonyms

• 入伍 (rùwǔ)
• 參軍／参军 (cānjūn)
• 從軍／从军 (cóngjūn) (literary)
• 當兵／当兵 (dāngbīng)

 

Derived terms

• 投筆從戎／投笔从戎 (tóubǐcóngróng)