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你走你的陽關道，我過我的獨木橋

简你走你的阳关道，我过我的独木桥 · 繁你走你的陽關道，我過我的獨木橋

Mandarin · pinyin nǐ zǒu nǐ de Yáng guān Dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo

lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)
fig. you go your way, I'll go mine
you do it your way, I'll do it mine

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你: nǐ · you, second person pronoun
走: zǒu · walk, go on foot; run; leave; Kangxi radical 156
的: de · possessive, adjectival suffix
陽: yáng · the active, male principle in Chinese philosophy (yang); light; sun
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道: dào · path, road, street; method, way
我: wǒ · our, us, i, me, my, we
過: guò · pass, pass through, go across
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木: mù · tree; wood, lumber; wooden
橋: qiáo · bridge; beam, crosspiece
阳: yáng · 'male' principle; light; sun
关: guān · frontier pass; close; relation
过: guò · pass, pass through, go across
独: dú · alone, single, solitary, only
桥: qiáo · bridge; beam, crosspiece

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