歧路 (qí lù) — forked road (a road that splits into two branches); wrong path (a misguided direction in life or decision-making)
Definition
Literary term for a 'forked road' or, by extension, a wrong life direction. Far more formal and written than everyday words for road like 路 or 马路, and carries a metaphorical weight about choices and mistakes.
noun
forked road (a road that splits into two branches)wrong path (a misguided direction in life or decision-making)
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Examples
- 歧路，。Dào le qí lù, wǒ men bù zhī dào gāi zǒu nǎ tiáo lù.When we reached the forked road, we didn't know which way to go.
- 歧路。Tā yīn yì shí tān niàn ér zǒu shàng le qí lù.He took the wrong path because of a momentary greed.
- 歧路，。Rén shēng nán miǎn huì miàn duì qí lù, guān jiàn shì rú hé jué zé.Life inevitably confronts us with forked roads; the key is how to choose.
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