meandering footpath
Yangchangniao Road, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y á ngch á ngni à OD à o, which means narrow, winding and steep mountain road. It's from "early ascent to Taihang mountain to express one's ambition".
The origin of Idioms
Tang Xuanzong's poem "early ascent to Taihang mountain to express one's ambition" says: "the fire dragon shows the way of the bird, and the iron horse encircles the sheep's intestines."
Idiom usage
It can be used as subject, object and attributive; it can be used as an example for mountain roads, etc. (Chen Yi, Wen Jie in Yihuang Road, Le'an)
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: yangchangxiaodao antonym: kangzhuangdao
meandering footpath
as similar as the two halves of a tally - ruò hé fú jié
earthenware broken and ice melted - wǎ jiě bīng pàn
a net open on three sides -- purposely leave loopholes for an escape from the law - wǎng kāi sān miàn