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另辟蹊径

lìng pì xī jìng

4-character word Traditional 另闢蹊徑

What 另辟蹊径 means

1. to take an alternate route (idiom)
2. to find an alternative
3. to take a different approach
4. to blaze a new trail

The characters in 另辟蹊径

• 另lìngother; another; separate
• 辟pìpenal law; variant of 辟
• 蹊qīused in 蹊跷; Taiwan pr. xī
• 径jìngfootpath; path; track; (fig.) a way; a means; directly; straight; diameter

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