created sense approved 光杆司令/光桿司令 · guānggǎnsīlìng · commander without soldiers — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
光杆司令 / 光桿司令
guānggǎnsīlìng
commander without soldiers
a commander who has no troops under his command
光 (literal) → 光 · guāng · to be bare 杆 (literal) → 杆/桿 · gǎn · pole (gǎn) 司令 (literal) → 司令 · sīlìng · commander
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 光杆司令/光桿司令 · guānggǎnsīlìng · leader without a team — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
光杆司令 / 光桿司令
guānggǎnsīlìng
leader without a team
(figurative) a leader without any assistants or subordinates; a solo entrepreneur
光 (literal) → 光 · guāng · to be bare 杆 (literal) → 杆/桿 · gǎn · pole (gǎn) 司令 (literal) → 司令 · sīlìng · commander
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition