winding narrow path; mountain trail
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
winding and extremely narrow path (especially a mountain trail)
Literally 'sheep-intestine small path,' referring to a road as narrow and winding as a sheep's intestines. Can also be used figuratively to describe a difficult, complicated process or method.
Shàng上
shān山
zhǐ只
yǒu有
yī一
tiáo条
yáng羊
cháng肠
xiǎo小
dào道
。
There is only one narrow winding path up the mountain.
Wǒ我
men们
zài在
yáng羊
cháng肠
xiǎo小
dào道
shàng上
zǒu走
le了
sān三
gè个
xiǎo小
shí时
cái才
dào到
dá达
cūn村
zhuāng庄
。
We walked on the narrow trail for three hours before reaching the village.
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Zhè这
tiáo条
yáng羊
cháng肠
xiǎo小
dào道
tōng通
wǎng往
shān山
dǐng顶
de的
sì寺
miào庙
。
This winding path leads to the temple on the mountaintop.