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行不由径

xíng bù yóu jìng

4-character word Traditional 行不由徑

What 行不由径 means

1. lit. never taking a short-cut (idiom); fig. upright and honest

The characters in 行不由径

• 行xíng(bound form) to walk; to go; to travel; (literary) trip; journey; visit…
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 由yóuto follow; from; because of; due to
• 径jìngfootpath; path; track; (fig.) a way; a means; directly; straight; diameter

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