long sleeves help one dance beautifully (idiom); money and power will help you in any occupation
trad. 長袖善舞
Also written 長袖善舞【cháng xiù shàn wǔ】
Characters in this word
4长
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long, (bound form) length, (bound form) strong point; forte, (bound form) to be good at, (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4])
- Pinyin
- cháng
- Traditional
- 長
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 1042 of 2500
袖
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sleeve, to tuck inside one's sleeve
- Pinyin
- xiù
- Strokes
- 10
善
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good (virtuous), benevolent, well-disposed, good at sth, to improve or perfect
- Pinyin
- shàn
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 10025 of 2500
舞
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to dance, to wield, to brandish
- Pinyin
- wǔ
- Strokes
- 14
- Frequency
- 3260 of 2500