tiu4 tiu4 daai6 lou6 tung1 lo4 maa5條條大路通羅馬条条大路通罗马
Jyutpingtiu4 tiu4 daai6 lou6 tung1 lo4 maa5
Yaletìuh tìuh daaih louh tūng lòh máh
Definition
All roads lead to Rome; different methods can eventually achieve the same goal.
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How it's used
This idiom is used to comfort someone who is stressed about a specific path or method failing. It emphasizes that there are multiple ways to achieve the same goal, encouraging flexibility in problem solving. It is a common, slightly philosophical way to reassure others that success is not dependent on one single strategy.
Examples
All roads lead to Rome, no need to worry so much.
Related words
Common phrases
every road
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
