arrive at the same end by different means

arrive at the same end by different means

In Chinese, Pinyin is y ì t ú t ó nggu ī, 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, Xici Part 2: "the world will return to the same place, but different ways will come, and the same will lead to a hundred worries."

Idiom explanation

Way: road; return: destination. Metaphor uses different methods to achieve the same effect and the same purpose.

Idiom usage

Combined; as predicate and attribute; with commendatory meaning. The steps of heaven are long, but the steps of humanity are short. Lu Ji's Fu on missing relatives in Jin Dynasty