- 独木桥 dúmùqiáo difficult patha narrow, precarious, or highly competitive route or course of action
- 你走你的阳关道，我过我的独木桥 nǐzǒunǐde Yángguān Dào, wǒguòwǒdedúmùqiáo separate pathsTo go one's own way and mind one's own business; to part ways or act independently without interfering with each other.