xiǎo​dào

bypath

小道 xiǎo​dào
bypath noun
A narrow path or trail.

We climbed up along a mountain path.

bribery noun
The use of improper means or back-channel methods to achieve a specific goal.

One should do things through the proper channels instead of taking underhanded paths.

minor arts noun
Confucian term for professions such as agriculture, medicine, or divination, regarded as inferior to the pursuit of statecraft and virtue.

In the eyes of Confucians, these professional skills are merely minor arts.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
1.94 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
2.37 per million

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