操刀必割
cāo​dāo​bì​gē

to act decisively

  • created sense approved 操刀必割 · cāo​dāo​bì​gē · to act decisively — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    操刀必割

    cāo​dāo​bì​gē

    to act decisively

    to act without hesitation when the opportunity arises; literally "if you pick up a knife, you must cut"

    操刀 (literal) → 操刀 · cāo​dāo · to hold a knife 必 (literal) → 必 · bì · must 割 (literal) → 割 · gē · to cut

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

    created sense