行不从径 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• lit. not following the straight path ; fig. looking for a shortcut to get ahead in work or study

Character by character

• 行xíngto go, to walk, to move; professional
• 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
• 从cóngfrom, by, since, whence, through
• 径jìngpath, diameter; straight, direct

Idioms sharing a character

• 一意孤行 yī yì gū xíng
• 一目十行 yī mù shí háng
• 一言一行 yī yán yī xíng
• 三思而行 sān sī ér xíng
• 上行下效 shàng xíng xià xiào
• 不虚此行 bù xū cǐ xíng
• 事怕行家 shì pà háng jiā
• 令行禁止 lìng xíng jìn zhǐ
• 倒行逆施 dào xíng nì shī
• 功完行满 gōng wán xíng mǎn

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