独辟蹊径 — Chinese idiom
独辟蹊径
dú pì xī jìng
Traditional: 獨辟蹊徑
Meaning
- to blaze a new trail ; to display originality
Character by character
- 独dúalone, independent, only, single, solitary
- 辟pìlaw, rule; to open up, to develop
- 蹊xītrail, footpath
- 径jìngpath, diameter; straight, direct
Idioms sharing a character
- 一枝独秀 yī zhī dú xiù
- 匠心独运 jiàng xīn dú yùn
- 单打独斗 dān dǎ dú dòu
- 孤独于世 gū dú yú shì
- 得天独厚 dé tiān dú hòu
- 民贼独夫 mín zéi dú fū
- 独一无二 dú yī wú èr
- 独来独往 dú lái dú wǎng
- 独具匠心 dú jù jiàng xīn
- 独具只眼 dú jù zhī yǎn
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