发踪指示
fā​zōng​zhǐ​shì

to pull the strings

  • created sense approved 发踪指示/發蹤指示 · fā​zōng​zhǐ​shì · to pull the strings — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    发踪指示 / 發蹤指示

    fā​zōng​zhǐ​shì

    to pull the strings

    To direct or control someone behind the scenes; originally referring to a hunter releasing dogs and pointing out the location of the prey.

    发 (literal) → 发/發 · fā · to send out 踪 (literal) → 踪/蹤 · zōng · footprint 指示 (literal) → 指示 · zhǐ​shì · to instruct

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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