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一條路走到黑

简一条路走到黑 · 繁一條路走到黑

Mandarin · pinyin yī tiáo lù zǒu dào hēi

lit. to follow one road until dark (idiom)
fig. to stick to one's ways
to cling to one's course

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
條: tiáo · clause, condition; string, stripe
路: lù · road, path, street; journey
走: zǒu · walk, go on foot; run; leave; Kangxi radical 156
到: dào · go to, arrive, been to
黑: hēi · black; dark; evil, sinister; Kangxi radical 203
条: tiáo · clause, condition; string, stripe

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1–2–4–3–4–1 · yi1 tiao2 lu4 zou3 dao4 hei1

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(idiomatic) to stick to one's ways; to cling to one's course

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