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終南捷徑

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 終南捷徑

zhōng = zhu + (e)ng1
Zhongnan mountains, near Xi'an
nán = n + an2
jié = ji + e2
variant of 捷[jie2] / quick / nimble
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jié = ji + e2
Czech / Czech Republic / abbr. for 捷克[Jie2 ke4]
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jié = ji + e2
victory / triumph / quick / nimble / prompt
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jìng = ji + (e)ng4
footpath / track / diameter / straight / directly
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Words with 終南捷徑

終南捷徑 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 終南捷徑

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