小道
xiǎo​dào

bypath

  • created sense approved 小道 · xiǎo​dào · bribery

    小道

    xiǎo​dào

    bribery

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

    办事要走正道，不能靠走小道。

    noun

    created sense

  • created sense approved 小道 · xiǎo​dào · bypath

    小道

    xiǎo​dào

    bypath

    A narrow path or trail.

    我们沿着山间小道往上爬。

    noun

    created sense

  • created sense approved 小道 · xiǎo​dào · minor arts

    小道

    xiǎo​dào

    minor arts

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

    在儒家看来，这些专业技艺只是小道。

    noun

    created sense