What does 血路 mean in this passage? Is it actually Blood Road?


What does 血路 mean in this passage?

From
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> 照らし出す血路に 指先を絡めてく
>
> Terashidasu ketsuro ni yubisaki wo karameteku
>
> In the shining path out, we entwine our fingers

Did the translation just remove the 血 and translate only 路?




The literal meaning is indeed "blood road". However, this term is used
idiomatically.

Per the etymology note in Shogakukan's 国語大辞典{こくごだいじてん} entry:

> （狩場で、傷ついた獣が血をたらしながら逃げる道の意から）  
>    (In hunting, from the way an injured beast will leave drops of blood
> along its escape route)

So in usage, this term refers more metaphorically to "escape route away from
an enemy".




The literal meaning is indeed "blood road". However, this term is used
idiomatically.

Per the etymology note in Shogakukan's 国語大辞典{こくごだいじてん} entry:

> （狩場で、傷ついた獣が血をたらしながら逃げる道の意から）  
>    (In hunting, from the way an injured beast will leave drops of blood
> along its escape route)

So in usage, this term refers more metaphorically to "escape route away from
an enemy".

