操刀手
cāo​dāo​shǒu

hatchet man

  • created sense approved 操刀手 · cāo​dāo​shǒu · hatchet man — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    操刀手

    cāo​dāo​shǒu

    hatchet man

    a person chosen to perform a difficult or decisive task; a person who carries out unpleasant or ruthless orders for a superior

    操刀 (literal) → 操刀 · cāo​dāo · to take charge 手 (literal) → 手 · shǒu · agent

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

    created sense