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终南捷径 / 終南捷徑

zhōng nán jié jìng

Meaning

  • literally the Mount Zhongnan shortcut (idiom)
  • figuratively shortcut to a high-flying career · easy route to success (an allusion to the Tang Dynasty story of 卢藏用 Lú Càng yòng, who lived like a hermit on Mt. Zhongnan in order to gain a reputation for wisdom, which he then used to gain a position in the Imperial Court)

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