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另辟蹊径

lìng pì xī jìngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to take an alternate route (idiom) / to find an alternative / to take a different approach / to blaze a new trail
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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:

另闢蹊徑 另辟蹊径 [ling4 pi4 xi1 jing4] /to take an alternate route (idiom)/to find an alternative/to take a different approach/to blaze a new trail/

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Other forms in these source records: 另闢蹊徑

  • 另
    lìng

    other / another / separate / separately

  • 辟
    bì

    (literary) king / monarch / (literary) (of a sovereign) to summon to official service / (literary) to avoid (variant of 避[bì]) / (literary) to repel (variant of 避[bì])

    pì

    penal law / to open (a door) / to open up (for development) / to dispel / to refute / to repudiate / (bound form) penetrating / incisive

  • 蹊
    qī

    used in 蹊蹺|蹊跷[qī qiāo] / Taiwan pr. [xī]

    xī

    (literary) footpath

  • 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.