终南捷径

Zhōngnánjiéjìng

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 卢藏用 (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)

Traditional 終南捷徑

Meaning

Zhōngnánjiéjìngzhong1 nan2 jie2 jing4
  1. lit. the Mount Zhongnan shortcut (idiom)
  2. fig. shortcut to a high-flying career; easy route to success (an allusion to the Tang Dynasty story of 卢藏用 (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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