半路出家

switch to a job one was not trained for

half / semi- / incomplete / (after a number) and a half

halfway / midway / on the way

surname Lu

road / CL:條|条[tiao2] / journey / route / line (bus etc) / sort; kind

to go out / to come out / to occur / to produce / to go beyond / to rise / to put forth / to happen / (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) / classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc

variant of 出[chu1] (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels)

to leave home (to become a Buddhist monk or nun)

see 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5]

home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) / classifier for families or businesses / refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China / noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian / CL:個|个[ge4]