dangerous road; feared undertaking; daunting task
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1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
dangerous and frightening road; metaphorically, something one dares not undertake
literaryLiterary register. Commonly used in the fixed expression '视为畏途' (regard as a taboo/dangerous path). Often metaphorical rather than literal.
bèi被
shì视
wéi为
wèi畏
tú途
。
It was regarded as a dangerous path not to be treaded.
chuàng创
yè业
zhī之
lù路
bìng并
fēi非
wèi畏
tú途
。
The road of entrepreneurship is not necessarily a daunting undertaking.
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duì对
yú于
chū初
xué学
zhě者
lái来
shuō说
，
biān编
chéng程
sì似
hū乎
shì是
yī一
tiáo条
wèi畏
tú途
。
For beginners, programming seems like a forbidding path full of dangers.
tā他
bǎ把
zhè这
xiàng项
rèn任
wù务
kàn看
zuò作
wèi畏
tú途
，
chí迟
chí迟
bù不
gǎn敢
kāi开
shǐ始
。
He viewed this task as a dangerous undertaking and hesitated for a long time to begin.