Change the road

Change the road

The Chinese idiom, G ǎ izh é y ì t ú in pinyin, means to change the way of driving and take another road; it means to change the direction, goal or practice. It comes from the ruling book after the restoration of the palace.

Notes on Idioms

Ruts: traces of vehicles passing by, referring to roads.

The origin of Idioms

Yang Kui of the Tang Dynasty wrote in his ruling letter after the restoration of the palace: "the car in front has been covered. How can the car behind creep? We should change the way so as not to overturn it. People on the road also know that this is the best plan. How can we not take it as a hurry when we plan to strategize in the langmiao temple?"

Idiom usage

Used as predicate, attribute, object, etc.

Examples

If the contract is secular, I will tell my friends that I don't believe it. What can I do? (duanting Ji by Zhu Zhiyu in Ming Dynasty)