羊肠小道

Traditional: 羊腸小道

yáng cháng xiǎo dào

Dictionary entry

road as twisty as sheep's intestine (idiom); narrow and winding road

What does 羊肠小道 mean?

羊肠小道 (yáng cháng xiǎo dào) has the following dictionary meaning.

1road as twisty as sheep's intestine (idiom); narrow and winding road

2fig. complicated and tricky job

Character breakdown

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羊Yángsurname Yang 肠chángintestines 小xiǎosmall · tiny 道dàoroad; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]) · (bound form) way; reason; principle

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羊肠小道

yáng cháng xiǎo dào

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