歪门邪道

歪門邪道
wāimén-xiédào
idiom #58,158

Meanings

  1. 1 crooked ways; dishonest methods
  2. 2 shady shortcuts

Examples

Zuòshēngyì yào zǒu zhèngdào, bùnéng gǎo wāiménxiédào.
In business you must take the honest path — no crooked shortcuts.
Tā kào wāiménxiédào zhuàn de qián, chízǎo yào tǔ chūlái.
The money he earned through shady means will sooner or later have to be coughed up.

Tips

usage
Strongly pejorative and moral in tone. Pair with contrasts like 正道 (zhèngdào, the proper path) or 正路 (zhènglù, the right road) for maximum rhetorical punch.

Stroke Order

wāi
mén
xié
dào