narrow winding trail
narrow winding trail
Yangchangxiaodao, a Chinese word, is pronounced y á ngch á ngxi à OD à o, which describes a narrow and tortuous path. It comes from Tang Xuanzong's early ascent to the Taihang Mountains to express one's ambition.
The origin of Idioms
Tang Xuanzong's "early ascent to Taihang mountain to express one's will" says: "the fire dragon shows the way of the bird, and the iron horse encircles the sheep's intestines."
Idiom usage
It's formal; it's subject and object; it's derogatory. A winding and narrow road. The road ahead is full of twists and turns, and there are so many branches that it is difficult to distinguish. The 49th chapter of Jing Hua Yuan by Li Ruzhen in Qing Dynasty
narrow winding trail
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