血路

Japanese

Kanji in this term
血	路

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ketsɯro/

Etymology

Literally "blood path". Originally a path that a bleeding, injured animal uses to escape.

Noun

血路 (hiragana けつろ, romaji ketsuro)

1. an escape path from surrounding enemies
2. a way out from a difficult situation

Idioms

• 血路を開く (ketsuro o hiraku)

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Mandarin

simpl. and trad.
血路

Etymology

血 (blood) + 路 (route)

Pronunciation

• (PRC) IPA: [ ɕyɛ˥˩lu˥˩ ]
• (Taiwan) IPA: [ ɕiɛ˨˩lu˥˩ ]

Noun

血路 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin xuèlù or xiělù)

1. (archaic) an escape route carved out by charging through the enemy's line

References

• "血路" (in Mandarin), Guoyu Cidian On-line Mandarin Dictionary (國語辭典). URL accessed on 2009-07-03.
• 2007, Hanyu Da Cidian 3.0 (in Mandarin), Hong Kong: Commercial Press, ISBN 9789620702778: