huí​tóu​lù

a way out

  • created reference approved 回头路/回頭路 → 条/條 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    回头路 / 回頭路 huí​tóu​lù

    条 / 條 tiáo

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 回头路/回頭路 · huí​tóu​lù · the road back — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    回头路 / 回頭路

    huí​tóu​lù

    the road back

    the physical road back to where one came from

    回头 (literal) → 回头/回頭 · huí​tóu · to return 路 (literal) → 路 · lù · road

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 回头路/回頭路 · huí​tóu​lù · regression — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    回头路 / 回頭路

    huí​tóu​lù

    regression

    a retreat or backward step, especially in a metaphorical sense; an old way of doing things that has been abandoned

    回头 (literal) → 回头/回頭 · huí​tóu · to repent 路 (literal) → 路 · lù · road

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 回头路/回頭路 · huí​tóu​lù · a way out — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    回头路 / 回頭路

    huí​tóu​lù

    a way out

    a path to extricate oneself from a situation or to undo a mistake; a way to turn back

    回头 (literal) → 回头/回頭 · huí​tóu · to turn around 路 (literal) → 路 · lù · way

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

    created sense