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甩手掌柜

甩
甩
手
手
掌
掌
柜
櫃
lit. arm-flinging shopkeeper / fig. sb who asks others to work but does nothing himself

Characters and words in 甩手掌柜

甩
shuǎi = shu + ai3
to throw / to fling / to swing / to leave behind / to throw off / to dump (sb)
Add a new mnemonic for 甩 = 乚 + 月
甩
手
to swing one's arms / to wash one's hands of sth
手
shǒu = sh + ou3
hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
Add a new mnemonic for 手 = 丿 + 二 + 亅
手
掌
palm
掌
zhǎng = zh + ang3
palm of the hand / sole of the foot / paw / horseshoe / to slap / to hold in one's hand / to wield
Add a new mnemonic for 掌 = 尚 + 手
柜
guì = gu + ei4
variant of 櫃|柜[gui4]
Add a new mnemonic for 柜 = 巨 + 木
柜
jǔ = ju + Ø3
Salix multinervis
Add a new mnemonic for 柜 = 巨 + 木
柜
櫃
guì = gu + ei4
cupboard / cabinet / wardrobe
Add a new mnemonic for 柜 = 巨 + 木
Add a new mnemonic for 櫃 = 木 + 匱

Words with 甩手掌柜

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Sentences with 甩手掌柜

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