1 lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wèi Hé] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liú Bāng] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiàng Yǔ] of Chu)
2 fig. to feign one thing while doing another
3 to cheat under cover of a diversion
栈山航海
zhàn shān háng hǎi
1 to have a long and hard journey (idiom)
独辟蹊径
dú pì xī jìng
1 to blaze a new trail (idiom); to display originality
直情径行
zhí qíng jìng xíng
1 straightforward and honest in one's actions (idiom)
终南捷径
zhōng nán jié jìng
1 lit. Mt Zhongnan is a shortcut to a ministerial job (idiom); fig. to take a shortcut to promotion
老马恋栈
lǎo mǎ liàn zhàn
1 lit. the old horse loves his stable
2 fig. sb old but reluctant to relinquish their post (idiom)
行不从径
xíng bù cóng jìng
1 lit. not following the straight path (idiom); fig. looking for a shortcut to get ahead in work or study
行不由径
xíng bù yóu jìng
1 lit. never taking a short-cut (idiom); fig. upright and honest
驽马恋栈
nú mǎ liàn zhàn
1 an incompetent man clings to a good position (idiom)
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