楚弓楚得
chǔ​gōng​chǔ​dé

profit not leaving the family circle

  • created reference approved 楚弓楚得 → 楚得楚弓 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    楚弓楚得 chǔ​gōng​chǔ​dé

    楚得楚弓 chǔ​dé​chǔ​gōng

    variant

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 楚弓楚得 · chǔ​gōng​chǔ​dé · profit not leaving the family circle — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    楚弓楚得

    chǔ​gōng​chǔ​dé

    profit not leaving the family circle

    (idiom) describes a situation where although something is lost, it remains within one's own circle or group; can also imply being narrow-minded or provincial by only caring about one's own kind

    楚 (literal) → 楚 · chǔ · Chu State 弓 (literal) → 弓 · gōng · bow 楚 (literal) → 楚 · chǔ · Chu State 得 (literal) → 得 · dé · to get

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

    created sense