道傍筑室 — “Build a house by the roadside”
道傍筑室 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to attempt a task by adopting too many diverse suggestions, often leading to failure; to try to please everyone, resulting in nothing being accomplished”. Literally, “Build a house by the roadside”.
道傍筑室 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 道
- dào道sān三bù不zhe着liǎng两speak irrelevantly
- dào道bù不jǔ举yí遗no one picks up lost articles on the road
- dào道bù不tóng同bù不xiāng相wéi为móu谋Different paths, different plans
- dào道bù不tóng同，，bù不xiāng相wéi为móu谋Those with different principles cannot plan together
- dào道bù不shí拾yí遗lost articles are not picked up from the street
- dào道bù不shí拾yí遗，，yè夜bù不bì闭hù户excellent public order and social security
- dào道bù不duō掇yí遗no one picks up lost articles
- dào道bù不xiāng相móu谋Those with different principles cannot plan together
- dào道dōng东shuō说xī西babble on without a clear point
- dào道yì义zhī之jiāo交friendship based on shared moral principles
- dào道bàng傍zhī之zhù筑A futile undertaking
- dào道bàng傍kǔ苦lǐ李a useless individual
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What does 道傍筑室 mean?
道傍筑室 (dào bàng zhù shì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to attempt a task by adopting too many diverse suggestions, often leading to failure; to try to please everyone, resulting in nothing being accomplished”.
How do you pronounce 道傍筑室?
道傍筑室 is pronounced dào bàng zhù shì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 道傍筑室 literally mean?
Literally, 道傍筑室 means “Build a house by the roadside”. It is used to mean “to attempt a task by adopting too many diverse suggestions, often leading to failure; to try to please everyone, resulting in nothing being accomplished”.
What is the Chinese definition of 道傍筑室?
比喻杂采各家之说。亦比喻无法成功的事。