獨闢蹊徑

独辟蹊径
dúpìxījìng

to blaze a trail; to pioneer a new approach

Wiktionary

Homographs

獨辟蹊徑 dúpìxījìng to blaze a new trail (idiom); to display originality

Entry Composition

1 獨 dú
  1. alone
  2. independent
  3. single
  4. sole
  5. only
2 闢 pì
  1. to open (a door)
  2. to open up (for development)
  3. to dispel; to refute; to repudiate
  4. (bound form) penetrating; incisive
3 蹊徑 xījìng
  1. path
  2. (fig.) way