终南捷径

lit. Mt Zhongnan is a shortcut to a ministerial job (idiom); fig. to take a shortcut to promotion
lit. the Mount Zhongnan shortcut (idiom) / fig. shortcut to a high-flying career; easy route to success (an allusion to the Tang Dynasty story of 盧藏用|卢藏用[Lu2 Cang4 yong4], who lived like a hermit on Mt. Zhongnan in order to gain a reputation for wisdom, which he then used to gain a position in the Imperial Court)

Characters and words in 终南捷径

end / finish

= + : Julian Giant Squid (zhu) and the silk worm (纟) are eating udon noodles (冬) in front of the engine ((e)ng1). After a while into the dish they accidently both suck on one end (终) of the same noodle and eventually kiss.
Zhongnan mountains, near Xi'an
surname Nan
south

= + + + : Mnemonic symbol: a palm tree (palms are only found in the south)

= + + + : Napoleon and the mean crocodile met in the anthill's kitchen to discuss a secret plan. The mean crocodile found a map which leads to a treasure of dried fruits. Napoleon and the mean crocodile agree to follow the map and claim the dried fruits, but each of them has his own secret agenda: Napoleon wants to claim the land and put up his big cross, and the crocodile just wants to relax under a palm tree.
variant of 捷[jie2] / quick / nimble

= + : Joan of Arc (ji) triumphs (捷) over St. Nicholas (疌) by quickly (捷) pulling all the chocolate out of his sack in the elevator's kitchen (e2) with the help of a toy claw (扌).
Czech / Czech Republic / abbr. for 捷克[Jie2 ke4]

= + : Joan of Arc (ji) triumphs (捷) over St. Nicholas (疌) by quickly (捷) pulling all the chocolate out of his sack in the elevator's kitchen (e2) with the help of a toy claw (扌).
victory / triumph / quick / nimble / prompt

= + : Joan of Arc (ji) triumphs (捷) over St. Nicholas (疌) by quickly (捷) pulling all the chocolate out of his sack in the elevator's kitchen (e2) with the help of a toy claw (扌).
footpath / track / diameter / straight / directly

= + : Father Christmas (圣) gives black sneakers (彳) to Joan of Arc (ji) in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4). Joan of Arc happily puts her new shoes on instantaneously and circles father Christmas on a track (径) with a very small diameter (径), making father Christmas feel quite uncomfortable.

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