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快刀斩麻
kuài​dāo​zhǎn​má

cut the Gordian knot

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
快刀斩麻 快刀斬麻 kuài​dāo​zhǎn​má
cut the Gordian knot
to settle a complicated matter by taking decisive action; to make a quick decision in a complex situation

Frequency

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0.002 per million

Cross-References

Has variant

  • 快刀斩乱麻 kuài​dāo​zhǎn​luàn​má

Sources

Frequency data
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