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終南捷徑
简 终南捷径 · 繁 終南捷徑Mandarin · pinyin Zhōng nán jié jìng
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- lit. the Mount Zhongnan shortcut (idiom)
- fig. shortcut to a high-flying career; easy route to success (an allusion to the Tang Dynasty story of 盧藏用 Lú Càng yòng, 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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1–2–2–4 · Zhong1 nan2 jie2 jing4
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- (idiomatic) the shortcut to be an official, etc.
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