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行不从径

xíng bù cóng jìngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. not following the straight path (idiom) / fig. looking for a shortcut to get ahead in work or study
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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.

Source record: cd-74de180a40a857a9. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

行不從徑 行不从径 [xing2 bu4 cong2 jing4] /lit. not following the straight path (idiom); fig. looking for a shortcut to get ahead in work or study/

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Other forms in these source records: 行不從徑

  • 行
    háng

    (bound form) row / line / (bound form) line of business / trade / profession / (bound form) commercial firm / (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) / (in data tables) row / (Tw) column / classifier for rows or lines

    héng

    used in 道行[dào héng]

    xíng

    (bound form) to walk / to go / to travel / (literary) trip / journey / visit / (bound form) temporary / makeshift / (bound form) current / in circulation / (bound form) to do / to perform / capable / competent / all right / OK! / will do / behavior / conduct (Taiwan pr. [xìng]) / (literary) about to / soon

  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

  • 从
    cóng

    from / through / via / (bound form) to follow / (bound form) to obey / (bound form) to engage in (an activity) / (used before a negative) ever / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zòng]) retainer / attendant / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zòng]) assistant / auxiliary / subordinate / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zòng]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor

    Cóng

    surname Cong

  • 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])

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.