lìng pì xī jìng

Traditional: 另闢蹊徑

另辟蹊径 (lìng pì xī jìng) is a Chinese word meaning “to take an alternate route (idiom); to find an alternative; to take a different approach”.

Meanings

  1. 1to take an alternate route (idiom)
  2. 2to find an alternative
  3. 3to take a different approach
  4. 4to blaze a new trail

Characters in 另辟蹊径

另lìng · other辟bì · (literary) king; monarch蹊qī · used in 蹊蹺|蹊跷[qi1 qiao1]径jìng · footpath

Related words

另other另外additional口径bore; caliber; diameter; aperture途径way; means; channel另一方面on the other hand捷径shortcut蹊跷odd; queer; strange; fishy半径radius行径(usu. pejorative) conduct; behavior; act径直directly路径path直径diameter

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