1 Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王[Zhōu Wǔ wáng] overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc
Idioms (20)
一条路走到黑
yī tiáo lù zǒu dào hēi
1 lit. to follow one road until dark (idiom)
2 fig. to stick to one's ways
3 to cling to one's course
一路顺风
yī lù shùn fēng
1 to have a pleasant journey (idiom)
上天无路,入地无门
shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén
1 lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)
2 fig. to be at the end of one's rope
3 to be trapped in a hopeless situation
冤家路窄
yuān jiā lù zhǎi
1 lit. enemies on a narrow road (idiom); fig. an inevitable clash between opposing factions
原封不动
yuán fēng bù dòng
1 sticking unmoving to the original (idiom); not an iota changed
2 untouched
司马昭之心路人皆知
Sī mǎ Zhāo zhī xīn lù rén jiē zhī
1 lit. Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone (idiom)
2 fig. an open secret
多个朋友多条路
duō gè péng yǒu duō tiáo lù
1 the more friends you have, the more options you have in life (idiom)
天无绝人之路
tiān wú jué rén zhī lù
1 Heaven never bars one's way (idiom); don't despair and you will find a way through.
2 Never give up hope.
3 Never say die.
天雨路滑
tiān yù lù huá
1 roads are slippery due to rain (idiom)
封沙育林
fēng shā yù lín
1 to plant trees in order to stabilize sand (idiom)
峰回路转
fēng huí lù zhuǎn
1 the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom)
2 (of a mountain road) twisting and turning
3 fig. an opportunity has come unexpectedly
4 things have taken a new turn
广开言路
guǎng kāi yán lù
1 to encourage the free airing of views (idiom)
投石问路
tóu shí wèn lù
1 lit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom)
2 fig. to test the waters
故步自封
gù bù zì fēng
1 stuck in the old ways (idiom); refusing to acknowledge new ideas
2 stagnating and conservative
条条大路通罗马
tiáo tiáo dà lù tōng Luó mǎ
1 all roads lead to Rome
2 use different means to obtain the same result (idiom)
死路一条
sǐ lù yī tiáo
1 (idiom) dead end
2 road to ruin
狭路相逢
xiá lù xiāng féng
1 lit. to meet face to face on a narrow path (idiom)
2 fig. enemies or rivals meet face to face
眼观六路耳听八方
yǎn guān liù lù ěr tīng bā fāng
1 lit. the eyes watch six roads and the ears listen in all directions
2 to be observant and alert (idiom)
穷途末路
qióng tú mò lù
1 lit. the path exhausted, the end of the road (idiom); an impasse
2 in a plight with no way out
3 things have reached a dead end
筚路蓝缕
bì lù lán lu:3
1 the hardships of beginning an undertaking (idiom)
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