左券在握
zuǒ​quàn​zài​wò

assured of success

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

    左券在握 zuǒ​quàn​zài​wò

    可操左券 kě​cāo​zuǒ​quàn

    synonym

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

    左券在握 zuǒ​quàn​zài​wò

    稳操胜券 / 穩操勝券 wěn​cāo​shèng​quàn

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  • created sense approved 左券在握 · zuǒ​quàn​zài​wò · assured of success — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    左券在握

    zuǒ​quàn​zài​wò

    assured of success

    (idiom) to have full confidence in one's success; to have the outcome securely in hand. In ancient times, the creditor held the left side of a contract [[左券|左券|zuo3 quan4]], which served as proof of their claim.

    左券 (literal) → 左券 · zuǒ​quàn · creditor's contract 在握 (literal) → 在握 · zài​wò · to be within grasp

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