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Home / Idiom / 独辟蹊径

to blaze a new trail (idiom); to display originality

独辟蹊径
dú pì xī jìng
d+ú·2nd tonep+ì·4th tonex+ī·1st tonej+ìng·4th tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to hit on sth new (idiom); to display originality · to adopt an original approach别出心裁bié chū xīn cáioriginal and ingenious (idiom) · to show great creativity独具匠心dú jù jiàng xīnto make a show of being original or unconventional (idiom)标新立异biāo xīn lì yìstrange and prominent奇崛qí juéto come up with (an innovation) · innovation独创dú chuànglit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner · to stand out · to develop one's own school · to have attitude of one's own独树一帜dú shù yī zhì
Antonyms
to be precisely the same · to be no different如出一辙rú chū yī zhéto parrot · to repeat uncritically what sb says鹦鹉学舌yīng wǔ xué shéto follow in other people's footsteps步人后尘bù rén hòu chén
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