冤枉路
yuān​wang​lù

unnecessarily long way

  • created sense approved 冤枉路 · yuān​wang​lù · unnecessarily long way — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    冤枉路

    yuān​wang​lù

    unnecessarily long way

    An unnecessarily long way; a pointless trip or detour that could have been avoided.

    yuān​wǎng​lù

    冤枉 (literal) → 冤枉 · yuān​wang · wasted 路 (literal) → 路 · lù · road

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  • created sense approved 冤枉路 · yuān​wang​lù · wasted effort — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    冤枉路

    yuān​wang​lù

    wasted effort

    Wasted effort or time spent doing something unnecessary to reach a goal.

    yuān​wǎng​lù

    冤枉 (literal) → 冤枉 · yuān​wang · wasted 路 (literal) → 路 · lù · way

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense