created sense approved 走偏锋/走偏鋒 · zǒupiānfēng · to tilt the brush tip — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
走偏锋 / 走偏鋒
zǒupiānfēng
to tilt the brush tip
to write with the tip of the brush tilted while practicing calligraphy
走, 偏锋
走 (literal) → 走 · zǒu · to walk 偏锋 (literal) → 偏锋/偏鋒 · piānfēng · slanting stroke
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 走偏锋/走偏鋒 · zǒupiānfēng · to take an unorthodox path — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
走偏锋 / 走偏鋒
zǒupiānfēng
to take an unorthodox path
to resort to devious means or take a risky, unconventional approach to achieve a goal
走, 偏锋
走 (literal) → 走 · zǒu · through 偏锋 (literal) → 偏锋/偏鋒 · piānfēng · unorthodox approach
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition