to be the acknowledged leader (from the custom of a prince holding a plate on which lay the severed ears of a sacrificial bull at an alliance ceremony)
trad. 執牛耳
Also written 執牛耳【zhí niú ěr】
Characters in this word
3执
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to execute (a plan), to grasp
- Pinyin
- zhí
- Traditional
- 執
- Strokes
- 6
牛
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surname Niu
- Pinyin
- Niú
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 2680 of 2500
耳
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ear, handle (archaeology), and that is all (Classical Chinese)
- Pinyin
- ěr
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 12650 of 2500