旁门左道

Traditional: 旁門左道

páng mén zuǒ dào

Dictionary entry

dissenting religious sect (idiom); heretical school of opinion

What does 旁门左道 mean?

旁门左道 (páng mén zuǒ dào) has the following dictionary meaning.

1dissenting religious sect (idiom); heretical school of opinion

2dissident group

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旁pángone side · other 门Ménsurname Men 左Zuǒsurname Zuo 道dàoroad; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]) · (bound form) way; reason; principle

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旁门左道

páng mén zuǒ dào

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