created sense approved 执牛耳/執牛耳 · zhíniú'ěr · to be the leader — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
执牛耳 / 執牛耳
zhíniú'ěr
to be the leader
To be the acknowledged leader or authority in a specific field; to rule the roost. This term originally referred to the person who presided over an alliance ceremony in ancient China by holding the sacrificial bull's ears
执, , 牛耳
执 (literal) → 执/執 · zhí · to hold 牛耳 (literal) → 牛耳 · niú'ěr · leader
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