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终南捷径

zhōng nán jié jìng

Definitions

  • 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|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)