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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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Pronunciation
Noun
股掌
- (literary) thigh and palm (of a hand)
大夫種勇而善謀，將還玩吳國於股掌之上，以得其志。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
大夫种勇而善谋，将还玩吴国于股掌之上，以得其志。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: Guoyu, circa 4th century BCE
- Dàfū Zhǒng yǒng ér shàn móu, jiāng xuánwán Wú guó yú gǔzhǎng zhī shàng, yǐ dé qí zhì.
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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.]
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.]- 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.
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- (archaic) assistant to a government official