另辟蹊径

Traditional: 另闢蹊徑

lìng pì xī jìng

Dictionary entry

to take an alternate route (idiom)

What does 另辟蹊径 mean?

另辟蹊径 (lìng pì xī jìng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to take an alternate route (idiom)

2to find an alternative

3to take a different approach

4to blaze a new trail

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另lìngother · another 辟bì(literary) king; monarch · (literary) (of a sovereign) to summon to official service 蹊qīused in 蹊蹺|蹊跷[qi1 qiao1] · Taiwan pr. [xi1]径jìngfootpath; path; track; (fig.) a way; a means · directly; straight

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How to pronounce 另辟蹊径

另辟蹊径

lìng pì xī jìng

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