páng
mén
zuǒ
dào

idiom

Meaning of 旁门左道

旁门左道 means unorthodox school; heresy; heterodoxy. Pronounced páng mén zuǒ dào.

  • unorthodox school; heresy; heterodoxy

Definitions & Examples

chī
xiē
páng
mén
zuǒ
dào
de
yǎng
shēng
shù
 
jié
guǒ
shēn
yuè
lái
yuè
chà
 

He is obsessed with some unorthodox health-preserving techniques, and as a result, his health is getting worse.

Zài
zhèng
tǒng
xué
shù
kàn
lái
 
de
lùn
wán
quán
shì
páng
mén
zuǒ
dào
 

From the perspective of orthodox academia, his theory is completely heterodox.

men
yào
jiān
chí
zhèng
dào
 
néng
zǒu
páng
mén
zuǒ
dào
 

We must adhere to the right path and not take unorthodox shortcuts.

xiē
xuān
yáng
wāi
xié
shuō
de
zhī
 
guò
shì
xiē
páng
mén
zuǒ
dào
 

Those organizations that preach fallacies and heresies are nothing but heterodox sects.