qí​lù​wáng​yáng

to go astray

Senses

歧路亡羊 qí​lù​wáng​yáng to go astray

(idiom) to get lost in a complex situation because there are too many paths; refers to a loss of direction among many possibilities resulting in failure to achieve a goal.

References

same_as 多歧亡羊/多歧亡羊 → 歧路亡羊/歧路亡羊