kě​cāo​zuǒ​quàn

to be sure of success

  • created reference approved 可操左券 → 稳操胜券/穩操勝券 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    可操左券 kě​cāo​zuǒ​quàn

    稳操胜券 / 穩操勝券 wěn​cāo​shèng​quàn

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  • created reference approved 可操左券 → 左券在握 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    可操左券 kě​cāo​zuǒ​quàn

    左券在握 zuǒ​quàn​zài​wò

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  • created sense approved 可操左券 · kě​cāo​zuǒ​quàn · to be sure of success — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    可操左券

    kě​cāo​zuǒ​quàn

    to be sure of success

    To be very likely to succeed; to have success within one's grasp. This idiom refers to ancient contracts written on bamboo slips that were split into two halves; the creditor held the left half, or [[左券|左券|zuo3 quan4]], as proof of the debt.

    可 (literal) → 可 · kě · can 操左券 (literal) → 操左券 · cāo​zuǒ​quàn · to be sure of success

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