终南捷径
Traditional: 終南捷徑Dictionary entry
lit. the Mount Zhongnan shortcut (idiom)
What does 终南捷径 mean?
终南捷径 (Zhōng nán jié jìng) has the following dictionary meaning.
1lit. the Mount Zhongnan shortcut (idiom)
2fig. 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], 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)
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