旁门左道 páng mén zuǒ dào

crooked ways; unorthodox methods or sects

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 63203rd word

Definitions

  1. 1. dissenting religious sect (idiom); heretical school of opinion
  2. 2. dissident group

Characters

Character Meaning
旁 páng HSK 2
beside; side; one side
门 mén HSK 2
door; gate; doorway
左 zuǒ HSK 2
left; surname Zuo; the Left (politics)
道 dào HSK 2
to say; to speak; to talk