"山不轉路轉" meaning in Chinese

See 山不轉路轉 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proverb

IPA: /ʂän⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA] Forms: 山不转路转 [Simplified-Chinese]
Head templates: {{head|zh|proverb}} 山不轉路轉
  1. There's more than one way to skin a cat; There is always a workaround. Synonyms: 山不轉水轉 (shān bùzhuàn shuǐ zhuàn), 山不转水转 (shān bùzhuàn shuǐ zhuàn)
    Sense id: en-山不轉路轉-zh-proverb-DUGEpvQe Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese proverbs, Mandarin proverbs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      "form": "山不转路转",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
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      },
      "expansion": "山不轉路轉",
      "name": "head"
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  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "A mountain cannot turn, but a road can.",
  "pos": "proverb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
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          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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        },
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        },
        {
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        },
        {
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "There's more than one way to skin a cat; There is always a workaround."
      ],
      "id": "en-山不轉路轉-zh-proverb-DUGEpvQe",
      "links": [
        [
          "workaround",
          "workaround"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "roman": "shān bùzhuàn shuǐ zhuàn",
          "word": "山不轉水轉"
        },
        {
          "roman": "shān bùzhuàn shuǐ zhuàn",
          "word": "山不转水转"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shān bù zhuǎn lù zhuǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄕㄢ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄌㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄢˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shān bù zhuǎn lù zhuǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄕㄢ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄌㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄢˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shan bù jhuǎn lù jhuǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shan¹ pu⁴ chuan³ lu⁴ chuan³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shān bù jwǎn lù jwǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shan bu joan luh joan"
    },
    {
      "roman": "šanʹ bu čžuanʹ lu čžuanʹ",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "шань бу чжуань лу чжуань"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂän⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "山不轉路轉"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "山不转路转",
      "tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
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      "expansion": "山不轉路轉",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "A mountain cannot turn, but a road can.",
  "pos": "proverb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
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        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese proverbs",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 不",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 山",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 路",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 轉",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Mandarin proverbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "There's more than one way to skin a cat; There is always a workaround."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "workaround",
          "workaround"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shān bù zhuǎn lù zhuǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄕㄢ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄌㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄢˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shān bù zhuǎn lù zhuǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄕㄢ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄌㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄢˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shan bù jhuǎn lù jhuǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shan¹ pu⁴ chuan³ lu⁴ chuan³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shān bù jwǎn lù jwǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shan bu joan luh joan"
    },
    {
      "roman": "šanʹ bu čžuanʹ lu čžuanʹ",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "шань бу чжуань лу чжуань"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂän⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "shān bùzhuàn shuǐ zhuàn",
      "word": "山不轉水轉"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shān bùzhuàn shuǐ zhuàn",
      "word": "山不转水转"
    }
  ],
  "word": "山不轉路轉"
}

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