鼋鸣鳖应
yuán​míng​biē​yìng

harmony between leaders and subordinates

  • created sense approved 鼋鸣鳖应/黿鳴鱉應 · yuán​míng​biē​yìng · harmony between leaders and subordinates — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鼋鸣鳖应 / 黿鳴鱉應

    yuán​míng​biē​yìng

    harmony between leaders and subordinates

    (idiom) like the soft-shell turtle responding to the call of the giant turtle; describes the king and his ministers being in perfect harmony or acting with one mind

    鼋 (literal) → 鼋/黿 · yuán · giant softshell turtle 鸣 (literal) → 鸣/鳴 · míng · to cry 鳖 (literal) → 鳖/鱉 · biē · soft-shelled turtle 应 (literal) → 应/應 · yìng · to answer

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