一条路走到黑 / 一條路走到黑

yī​tiáo​lù​zǒu​dào​hēi

to stick to one's ways

Literally "to follow one road until it gets dark"; to be stubborn and persist in a chosen course of action, even if it leads to failure or disaster.

一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 条 (literal) → 条/條 · tiáo · [long/narrow things] 路 (literal) → 路 · lù · road 走 (literal) → 走 · zǒu · to walk 到 (literal) → 到 · dào · to 黑 (literal) → 黑 · hēi · dark

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created sense May 20, 2026, 07:58 PM