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老手
lǎo​shǒu

old hand

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 斫轮老手 zhuó​lún​lǎo​shǒu old hand
    an expert who is highly skilled in a craft or has a wealth of experience; literally an expert wheelwright
  • 斲轮老手 zhuó​lún​lǎo​shǒu old hand
    an expert wheelwright; a person of great experience or consummate skill; an old hand. Derived from a story in the [[庄子|莊子|zhuang1 zi3]] about an elderly master wheelwright named Bian.