股掌
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Chinese[edit]
share; portion; section share; portion; section; part; thigh; (a measure word, e.g., use with electric current); whiff |
palm (of hand); in charge of | ||
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trad. (股掌) | 股 | 掌 | |
simp. #(股掌) | 股 | 掌 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
股掌
- (literary) thigh and palm (of a hand)
- 袁紹孤客窮軍,仰我鼻息,譬如嬰兒在股掌之上,絕其乳哺,立可餓死。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
- From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14th century CE
- Yuán Shào gūkè qióng jūn, yǎng wǒ bíxī, pìrú yīng'ér zài gǔzhǎng zhī shàng, jué qí rǔbǔ, lì kě èsǐ. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
袁绍孤客穷军,仰我鼻息,譬如婴儿在股掌之上,绝其乳哺,立可饿死。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
- (archaic) assistant to a government official