股肱耳目
gǔ​gōng'ěr​mù

right-hand man

  • created sense approved 股肱耳目 · gǔ​gōng'ěr​mù · right-hand man — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    股肱耳目

    gǔ​gōng'ěr​mù

    right-hand man

    Metaphor for extremely trusted and capable assistants who serve as one's arms, legs, eyes, and ears

    股肱 (literal) → 股肱 · gǔ​gōng · thighs and arms 耳目 (literal) → 耳目 · ěr​mù · ears and eyes

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

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