all return to the same place though travelling in different roads
In Chinese, Pinyin is t ó nggu ī sh ū t ú, which means to reach the same destination through different ways. Metaphor takes different methods to get the same result. It comes from the book of changes.
The origin of Idioms
In the book of changes, Xi CI Xia: "the world will go to the same place and have different paths, and the same place will cause all kinds of worries."
Idiom grammar
Compound sentence; as predicate and attributive;
Examples
There are often several solutions to a problem, but there can only be one answer.
Chinese PinYin : tóng guī shū tú
all return to the same place though travelling in different roads
drift about without any definite trace like running water or duckweed. gěng jì píng zōng
apply the carrot and stick judiciously. ēn wēi bìng yòng
Rolling melons and flowing water. gǔn guā liú shuǐ
respect justice and abide by the laws. fèng gōng rú fǎ
to maltreat an injured person. luò jǐng xià shí