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来路不明 — “Of unknown or questionable origin”

来路不明 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “of unknown or questionable origin”. Of dubious background. Literally, “unclear origin”.

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来路不明 Pronunciation and Pinyin

来路不明 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
来
lái7to come
路
lù13road, path, way, route
不
bù4not
明
míng8bright, clear, understand

Example Sentence with 来路不明

他收到一个来路不明的包裹,心里感到有些不安。
He received a package of unknown origin and felt a bit uneasy.

Idioms Related to 来路不明

Synonyms of 来路不明

  • lái来lì历bù不míng明of unknown or dubious origin

Antonyms of 来路不明

  • zhī知gēn根zhī知dǐ底know someone or something thoroughly

More idioms starting with 来

  • lái来shì世bù不kě可dài待don't wait for the future
  • lái来zhī之bù不yì易not easily come by
  • lái来shì势xiōng汹xiōng汹bearing down menacingly
  • lái来qù去fēn分míng明transparent in financial dealings
  • lái来qù去cōng匆cōng匆come and go in a hurry
  • lái来qù去wú无zōng踪come and go without a trace
  • lái来huí回lái来qù去back and forth repeatedly
  • lái来yīn因qù去guǒ果the whole story
  • lái来chù处bù不yì易hard-earned and not easily acquired
  • lái来hǎo好xī息shī师make peace and stop war
  • lái来qíng情qù去yì意the full details and reasons

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Questions about 来路不明

What does 来路不明 mean?

来路不明 (lái lù bù míng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “of unknown or questionable origin”.

How do you pronounce 来路不明?

来路不明 is pronounced lái lù bù míng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 来路不明 literally mean?

Literally, 来路不明 means “unclear origin”. It is used to mean “of unknown or questionable origin”.

What is the Chinese definition of 来路不明?

来历未验明

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