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bàn
lù
chū
jiā

Become a monk or nun late in life


jiě
shì



chū
jiā

běn
shì
fó
jiā
yǔ

biǎo
shì

dāng
le
hé
shàng

huò

zuò
le

gū


bàn
lù
chū
jiā
zé
yòng
lái
biǎo
shì
zhōng
tú
gǎi
xíng

huàn
le
zhí
yè


Explanation: It was originally a buddhism term, meaning "become a monk or nun". It's now used as a metaphor for a change of profession or switch to a job one was not trained for.






Examples



zhāng
xiān
shēng

yǒu
gè
xué
shù
wèn

qǐng
jiāo

xià

nín
shì
zhuān
jiā




bù
gǎn
bù
gǎn

wǒ
nǎ
ér
shì
shí
me
zhuān
jiā
yā




zěn
me
bù
shì


xiě
le
nā
me
duō
de
wén
zhāng

xué
wèn
nā
me
dà




nǎ
ér
gǎn
shuō
shí
me
xué
wèn
yā

wǒ
zhī
shì
bàn
lù
chū
jiā


Ex.

A:Professor Zhang, I'd like to consult you on an academic question since you are the expert.

B:Don't you say so, I'm not an expert.

A:Of course you are. You have so many thesis published and such great learning.

B:I wouldn't say any great learning. I was not trained for this profession but only switched to it late in my life.

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bāng
dào
máng

Be more of a hindrance than a help


jiě
shì


yòng

jù
yōu
mò
huà
shuō

jìu
shì

yuè
bāng
yuè
máng



Explanation: To put it humorously, "the more you help me, the busier I become."






Examples



xiǎo


bāng
wǒ
kàn
kàn

wǒ
de
diàn
nǎo
chū
le
shí
me
wèn


lǎo







ràng
wǒ
bāng
máng
nā
shì
bāng
dào
máng


Ex.

A:Xiao Li, could you do me a favor and check my computer? See what's the problem that it becomes dead at every turn.

B:You asked the wrong preson. I'll only make it even worse.


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