独辟蹊径

Traditional: 獨辟蹊徑

dú pì xī jìng

Dictionary entry

to blaze a new trail (idiom); to display originality

What does 独辟蹊径 mean?

独辟蹊径 (dú pì xī jìng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to blaze a new trail (idiom); to display originality

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独dúalone · independent 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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独辟蹊径

dú pì xī jìng

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