行不从径 — Chinese idiom
行不从径
xíng bù cóng jìng
Traditional: 行不從徑
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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