操刀伤锦
cāo​dāo​shāng​jǐn

to fail by taking on too much

  • created reference approved 操刀伤锦/操刀傷錦 → 左传/左傳 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    操刀伤锦 / 操刀傷錦 cāo​dāo​shāng​jǐn

    左传 / 左傳 zuǒ​zhuàn

    see

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 操刀伤锦/操刀傷錦 · cāo​dāo​shāng​jǐn · to fail by taking on too much — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    操刀伤锦 / 操刀傷錦

    cāo​dāo​shāng​jǐn

    to fail by taking on too much

    To attempt something beyond one's capability and end in failure; specifically refers to the risk of giving power to someone inexperienced, which inevitably leads to disaster.

    操 (literal) → 操 · cāo · to hold 刀 (literal) → 刀 · dāo · knife 伤 (literal) → 伤/傷 · shāng · to injure 锦 (literal) → 锦/錦 · jǐn · brocade

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

    created sense