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抄小路

Mandarin · pinyin chāo xiǎo lù

to take the back roads; to take the side streets; to take the small paths

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抄: chāo · copy, confiscate, seize
小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
路: lù · road, path, street; journey

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1–3–4 · chao1 xiao3 lu4

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