shū
tóng
guī

idiom
common
formal

Meaning of 殊途同归

殊途同归 means to reach the same destination by different paths; to achieve the same result through different methods. Pronounced shū tú tóng guī.

  • to reach the same destination by different paths; to achieve the same result through different methods

Definitions & Examples

Suī
rán
liǎng
wèi
xué
jiā
cǎi
yòng
le
wán
quán
tóng
de
shí
yàn
fāng
 
dàn
zuì
zhōng
shū
tóng
guī
 
chū
le
xiāng
tóng
de
jié
lùn
 

Although the two scientists used completely different experimental methods, they reached the same destination by different paths and arrived at the same conclusion.

Dōng
fāng
zhé
xué
西
fāng
zhé
xué
kàn
jiǒng
 
dàn
zài
tàn
tǎo
rén
shēng
de
wèn
shang
 
wǎng
wǎng
néng
gòu
shū
tóng
guī
 

Eastern and Western philosophy may seem vastly different, but when exploring the meaning of life, they often arrive at the same destination by different routes.

lùn
shì
tōng
guò
shù
xué
jiàn
hái
shì
tōng
guò
shí
diào
chá
 
zhǐ
yào
men
rèn
zhēn
fēn
 
zuì
zhōng
dōu
huì
shū
tóng
guī
 

Whether through mathematical modeling or field investigation, as long as we analyze carefully, we will ultimately reach the same conclusion through different paths.

Zhè
liǎng
wèi
huà
jiā
de
fēng
jié
rán
tóng
 
dàn
zài
biǎo
xiàn
rén
xìng
guāng
huī
de
zhǔ
shang
 
què
shū
tóng
guī
 

These two painters have completely different styles, but in expressing the theme of human brilliance, they reach the same destination by different paths.