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蚕丛鸟道 — “A perilous or treacherous mountain path”

蚕丛鸟道 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a perilous or treacherous mountain path”. A difficult and dangerous mountain road.

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蚕丛鸟道 Pronunciation and Pinyin

蚕丛鸟道 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
蚕
cán10silkworm
丛
cóng5cluster or thicket
鸟
niǎo5a bird
道
dào13way, path, principle, say

Example Sentence with 蚕丛鸟道

登上那座山顶的旅程,真是一段名副其实的蚕丛鸟道,需要极大的毅力
The journey to the top of that mountain was truly a perilous mountain path, requiring immense perseverance.

Idioms Related to 蚕丛鸟道

Synonyms of 蚕丛鸟道

  • yáng羊cháng肠xiǎo小dào道a winding narrow mountain path

Antonyms of 蚕丛鸟道

  • kāng康zhuāng庄dà大dào道broad and smooth avenue

More idioms starting with 蚕

  • cán蚕sī丝niú牛máo毛extremely numerous and fine
  • cán蚕tóu头yàn燕wěi尾calligraphy style with heavy start, light end
  • cán蚕jì绩xiè蟹kuāng匡nominal but not real
  • cán蚕shí食jīng鲸tūn吞nibble away and then swallow whole

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Questions about 蚕丛鸟道

What does 蚕丛鸟道 mean?

蚕丛鸟道 (cán cóng niǎo dào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a perilous or treacherous mountain path”.

How do you pronounce 蚕丛鸟道?

蚕丛鸟道 is pronounced cán cóng niǎo dào in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 蚕丛鸟道?

指险绝的山路。

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