另辟蹊径 — Chinese idiom
另辟蹊径
lìng pì xī jìng
Traditional: 另闢蹊徑
Meaning
- to take an alternate route
- to find an alternative
- to take a different approach
- to blaze a new trail
Character by character
- 另lìnganother; separate, other
- 辟pìlaw, rule; to open up, to develop
- 蹊xītrail, footpath
- 径jìngpath, diameter; straight, direct
Idioms sharing a character
- 另有企图 lìng yǒu qǐ tú
- 另请高明 lìng qǐng gāo míng
- 另谋高就 lìng móu gāo jiù
- 另起炉灶 lìng qǐ lú zào
- 独辟蹊径 dú pì xī jìng
- 开天辟地 kāi tiān pì dì
- 大相径庭 dà xiāng jìng tíng
- 径情直遂 jìng qíng zhí suì
- 直情径行 zhí qíng jìng xíng
- 终南捷径 Zhōng nán jié jìng
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