bloody path; breakthrough by desperate fighting
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
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a path forced through enemy lines by desperate fighting; a bloody breakthrough; (fig.) a desperate struggle to create an opening or opportunity
Originally a military term describing breaking through encirclement in bloody combat. Extended metaphorically to any situation where one must fight desperately to create a path forward. Commonly used in the phrase '杀出一条血路'.
Zhàn战
shì士
men们
shā杀
chū出
yī一
tiáo条
xuè血
lù路
，
chéng成
gōng功
tū突
wéi围
。
The soldiers fought their way out through a bloody path and successfully broke through the encirclement.
Miàn面
duì对
chóng重
wéi围
，
jiāng将
jūn军
mìng命
lìng令
bù部
duì队
shā杀
chū出
yī一
tiáo条
xuè血
lù路
。
Facing heavy encirclement, the general ordered the troops to cut a bloody path through.
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Gōng公
sī司
bì必
xū须
zài在
jìng竞
zhēng争
jī激
liè烈
de的
shì市
chǎng场
zhōng中
shā杀
chū出
yī一
tiáo条
xuè血
lù路
。
The company must cut a bloody path through the fiercely competitive market.
Tā他
píng凭
jiè借
wán顽
qiáng强
de的
yì毅
lì力
zài在
kùn困
jìng境
zhōng中
shā杀
chū出
yī一
tiáo条
xuè血
lù路
。
With tenacious perseverance, he carved out a bloody path through his predicament.