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旁门歪道 — “Unorthodox or dishonest practices”

旁门歪道 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “unorthodox or dishonest practices”. Devious ways; improper means. Literally, “heterodox gate and crooked path”.

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旁门歪道 Pronunciation and Pinyin

旁门歪道 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
旁
páng10beside, other, extensive, unorthodox
门
mén3door, gate, entrance
歪
wāi9askew, crooked, improper
道
dào13way, path, principle, say

Example Sentence with 旁门歪道

他为了达到目的,常常走一些旁门歪道,最终害人害己。
To achieve his goals, he often resorted to unorthodox and dishonest methods, ultimately harming himself and others.

Idioms Related to 旁门歪道

Synonyms of 旁门歪道

  • páng旁mén门zuǒ左dào道unorthodox or devious methods
  • wāi歪mén门xié邪dào道dishonest or improper means

More idioms starting with 旁

  • páng旁yǐn引qǔ曲zhèng证cite extensively and prove indirectly
  • páng旁zhēng征bó博yǐn引cite extensively from a wide range of sources
  • páng旁zhēng征bó博fǎng访extensively research and cite widely
  • páng旁zhǐ指qǔ曲yù谕enlighten indirectly and subtly
  • páng旁tuī推cè侧yǐn引enlighten and guide indirectly
  • páng旁sōu搜bó博cǎi采extensively collect and gather information
  • páng旁sōu搜yuǎn远shào绍extensively research and learn from past masters
  • páng旁yáo摇yīn阴shān煽covertly incite discord widely
  • páng旁shōu收bó博cǎi采extensively gather and absorb
  • páng旁qiāo敲cè侧jī击make indirect allusions or criticisms
  • páng旁wén文shèng剩yì义ancillary or superfluous text
  • páng旁zhī枝mò末jié节minor details or side issues

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Questions about 旁门歪道

What does 旁门歪道 mean?

旁门歪道 (páng mén wāi dào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “unorthodox or dishonest practices”.

How do you pronounce 旁门歪道?

旁门歪道 is pronounced páng mén wāi dào in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 旁门歪道 literally mean?

Literally, 旁门歪道 means “heterodox gate and crooked path”. It is used to mean “unorthodox or dishonest practices”.

What is the Chinese definition of 旁门歪道?

指不正经的东西

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