你走你的阳关道，我过我的独木桥

nǐ zǒu nǐ de yáng guān dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo

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Definitions

1. lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)
2. fig. you go your way, I'll go mine
3. you do it your way, I'll do it mine

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Child Words of 你走你的阳关道，我过我的独木桥

• 你 你 nǐ: you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nín])
• 我 我 wǒ: I; me; my
• 桥 桥 qiáo: bridge
• 独 独 dú: alone
• 的 的 de: of; ~'s (possessive particle)
• 的 的 dī: see 的士[dī shì]
• 的 的 dí: really and truly
• 的 的 dì: (bound form) bull's-eye; target
• 走 走 zǒu: to walk
• 过 过 guò: to cross
• 过 过 guo: (experienced action marker)
• 道 道 dào: road
• 关 关 guān: mountain pass
• 木 木 mù: (bound form) tree
• 独木桥 独木桥 dú mù qiáo: single-log bridge
• 走你 走你 zǒu nǐ: (neologism c. 2012) (interjection of encouragement) Let’s do this!
• 阳 阳 yáng: positive (electric.)
• 阳关 阳关 yáng guān: Yangguan or Southern Pass on the south Silk Road in Gansu, 70 km south of Dunhuang 敦煌
• 阳关道 阳关道 yáng guān dào: same as 陽關大道|阳关大道[yáng guān dà dào]