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执牛耳
zhí​niú'ěr

acknowledged leader

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执牛耳/ 執牛耳 zhí​niú'ěr acknowledged leader

idiom · To be the acknowledged leader (from the ancient custom of a prince holding the severed ears of a sacrificial bull at an alliance ceremony).

他在这个学术领域执牛耳多年。

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