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不归路

bù guī lùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
road to ruin / course of action from which there is no turning back
Sources & editorial notes

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:

不歸路 不归路 [bu4 gui1 lu4] /road to ruin; course of action from which there is no turning back/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 不歸路

  • 不
    bù

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

  • 归
    guī

    to return / to go back to / to give back to / (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by / to belong to / to gather together / (used between two identical verbs) despite / to marry (of a woman) (old) / division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor

    Guī

    surname Gui

  • 路
    lù

    road (CL:條|条[tiáo]) / journey / route / line (bus etc) / sort / kind

    Lù

    surname Lu

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.