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終南捷徑 (zung1 naam4 zit6 ging3) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

終南捷徑 (zung1 naam4 zit6 ging3, Zhōng nán jié jìng) — 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)

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 終久 (zung1 gau2) — eventually; in the end; after all
• 終之 (zung1 zi1) — after all; in the end; at last; finally; at the end of the day
• 終歸 (zung1 gwai1) — finally
• 終須有日龍穿鳳 (zung1 seoi1 jau5 jat6 lung4 cyun1 fung6) — one will become successful one day
• 終須 (zung1 seoi1) — (adverb) need to do in the end; have to deal with in the end; unavoidable in th…
• 終 (zung1) — (adjective) 1. Final; (noun); End; 2. Death; (verb) Come to the end; finish; fi…

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