終南捷徑

zung1 naam4 zit3 ging3

lit. the Mount Zhongnan shortcut (idiom) · fig. shortcut to a high-flying career; easy route to success (an allusion to the Tang Dynasty story of 盧藏用|卢藏用[Lu2 Cang4 yong4]{lou4 cong4 jung6}, who lived like a hermit on Mt. Zhongnan in order to gain a reputation for wisdom, which he then used to gain a position in the Imperial Court)

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. lit. the Mount Zhongnan shortcut (idiom)
  2. fig. shortcut to a high-flying career; easy route to success (an allusion to the Tang Dynasty story of 盧藏用|卢藏用[Lu2 Cang4 yong4]{lou4 cong4 jung6}, who lived like a hermit on Mt. Zhongnan in order to gain a reputation for wisdom, which he then used to gain a position in the Imperial Court)

Written Forms

終南捷徑Traditional · Main Form
终南捷径Alternate Form

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