捉刀
zhuō​dāo

to ghostwrite

  • created reference approved 捉刀 → 代笔/代筆 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    捉刀 zhuō​dāo

    代笔 / 代筆 dài​bǐ

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 捉刀 · zhuō​dāo · to ghostwrite — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    捉刀

    zhuō​dāo

    to ghostwrite

    To write a composition or perform a task on behalf of someone else, while that person takes the credit.

    捉, 刀

    捉 (literal) → 捉 · zhuō · to grasp 刀 (literal) → 刀 · dāo · knife

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

    created sense