擒贼擒王
qín​zéi​qín​wáng

to catch the leader

  • created sense approved 擒贼擒王/擒賊擒王 · qín​zéi​qín​wáng · to catch the leader — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    擒贼擒王 / 擒賊擒王

    qín​zéi​qín​wáng

    to catch the leader

    To defeat the enemy by capturing their leader; to strike at the root of a problem or focus on the key part of a task

    擒 (literal) → 擒 · qín · to capture 贼 (literal) → 贼/賊 · zéi · thief 擒 (literal) → 擒 · qín · to capture 王 (literal) → 王 · wáng · best of its kind

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    created sense