牵牛鼻子
qiān​niú​bí​zi

to grasp the key to a problem

  • created sense approved 牵牛鼻子/牽牛鼻子 · qiān​niú​bí​zi · to grasp the key to a problem — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    牵牛鼻子 / 牽牛鼻子

    qiān​niú​bí​zi

    to grasp the key to a problem

    To seize the most critical aspect of a situation or handle a central problem; literally means "to lead a cow by the nose"

    牵, 牛鼻子

    牵 (literal) → 牵/牽 · qiān · to lead 牛鼻子 (literal) → 牛鼻子 · niú​bí​zi · ox's muzzle

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

    created sense