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铅刀
qiān​dāo

lead knife

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 铅刀一割 qiān​dāo​yī​gē a mediocre person can be of some use
    literally "a lead knife can still cut once"; used to humbly describe one's modest talents as still being useful in a single instance, often when requesting a position or task