终 南 捷 径

Zhōng nán jié jìngdictionary entry

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[Lú Càng yòng], 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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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

終南捷徑 终南捷径 [Zhong1 nan2 jie2 jing4] /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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Other forms in these source records: 終南捷徑

终
zhōng
end / finish
南
nā
used in 南無|南无[nā mó] / Taiwan pr. [ná]
nán
south
Nán
surname Nan
捷
jié
quick / nimble / victory / triumph / prompt
Jié
Czech / Czech Republic / abbr. for 捷克[Jié kè]
径
jìng
footpath / path / track / (fig.) a way / a means / directly / straight / diameter / footpath / path / track / (fig.) a way / a means (variant of 徑|径[jìng]) / directly / straight (variant of 徑|径[jìng])

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