created reference approved 快刀斩乱麻/快刀斬亂麻 → 快刀斩麻/快刀斬麻 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
快刀斩乱麻 / 快刀斬亂麻 kuàidāozhǎnluànmá
快刀斩麻 / 快刀斬麻 kuàidāozhǎnmá
variant
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created reference approved 快刀斩乱麻/快刀斬亂麻 → 抽刀斩乱麻/抽刀斬亂麻 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
快刀斩乱麻 / 快刀斬亂麻 kuàidāozhǎnluànmá
抽刀斩乱麻 / 抽刀斬亂麻 chōudāozhǎnluànmá
variant
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 快刀斩乱麻/快刀斬亂麻 · kuàidāozhǎnluànmá · to cut the Gordian knot — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
快刀斩乱麻 / 快刀斬亂麻
kuàidāozhǎnluànmá
to cut the Gordian knot
To solve a complex problem through quick and decisive action; literally "to cut through a knot of tangled hemp with a sharp knife"
快刀 (literal) → 快刀 · kuàidāo · sharp knife 斩 (literal) → 斩/斬 · zhǎn · to chop 乱麻 (literal) → 乱麻/亂麻 · luànmá · mess
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition