如臂使指
rú​bì​shǐ​zhǐ

to have perfect command

  • created reference approved 如臂使指 → 得心应手/得心應手 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    如臂使指 rú​bì​shǐ​zhǐ

    得心应手 / 得心應手 dé​xīn​yìng​shǒu

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 如臂使指 · rú​bì​shǐ​zhǐ · to have perfect command — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    如臂使指

    rú​bì​shǐ​zhǐ

    to have perfect command

    as the arm moves the finger; to direct someone or something freely and effortlessly; to have smooth and easy command of a situation

    如 (literal) → 如 · rú · to be like 臂 (literal) → 臂 · bì · arm 使 (literal) → 使 · shǐ · to use 指 (literal) → 指 · zhǐ · finger

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

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