Chinese

Noun

血路

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

Japanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /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 (けつろ)を開 (ひら)く ‎(ketsuro o hiraku)