斲轮老手
zhuó​lún​lǎo​shǒu

old hand

  • created reference approved 斲轮老手/斲輪老手 → 斫轮老手/斫輪老手 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    斲轮老手 / 斲輪老手 zhuó​lún​lǎo​shǒu

    斫轮老手 / 斫輪老手 zhuó​lún​lǎo​shǒu

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  • created sense approved 斲轮老手/斲輪老手 · zhuó​lún​lǎo​shǒu · old hand — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    斲轮老手 / 斲輪老手

    zhuó​lún​lǎo​shǒu

    old hand

    an expert wheelwright; a person of great experience or consummate skill; an old hand. Derived from a story in the [[庄子|莊子|zhuang1 zi3]] about an elderly master wheelwright named Bian.

    斲 (literal) → 斲 · zhuó · to carve 轮 (literal) → 轮/輪 · lún · wheel 老手 (literal) → 老手 · lǎo​shǒu · old hand

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