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We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「改途易轍」, with its usage explained below.

Today’s spotlight is on the Chinese idiom 「改途易轍」. You’ll find its explanation and usage below.

Change the driving track and take another road. A metaphor for a change in direction, goal, or practice. Same as “change one’s course”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

gǎi tú yì zhé

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

goi2 tou4 yi6 chit3

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