Citation source: Lu Xun's Gai Hua Ji Jing Communication: "Unfortunately, I can't do it, because I am standing on a different road-or, more hopefully, at a crossroads. Idiom meaning: where two roads cross. Metaphor is in a situation where you need to decide how to choose important things. Idiom phonetic notation: universal pinyin: Shi kǒu pinyin abbreviation: SZLK usage frequency: common idiom words: four-character idiom meaning * * as subject and object; Refers to the place where two roads cross. Idiom structure: English translation of some formal idioms: cross-road (stra β en) kreuzung Carrefour & ltcroisement & gt idiom riddle: four synonyms: Crossstreet idiom Example: Lu Xun's Gaihua Jijing Communication: "Unfortunately, I can't do it, because I am on the wrong road myself, or, more hopefully, at the crossroads. 」