甩手掌櫃

简 甩手掌柜 · 繁 甩手掌櫃
Mandarin · pinyin shuǎi shǒu zhǎng guì

Meanings

  1. lit. arm-flinging shopkeeper
  2. fig. sb who asks others to work but does nothing himself
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甩
shuǎi · throw away, discard
手
shǒu · hand
掌
zhǎng · palm of hand, sole of foot, paw
櫃
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柜
guì · cabinet, cupboard; shop counter
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3–3–3–4 · shuai3 shou3 zhang3 gui4

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lat1 sau2 zoeng2 gwai2

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甩手掌櫃 · shuai3 shou3 zhang3 gui4
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Exact source record甩手掌櫃 甩手掌柜 [shuai3 shou3 zhang3 gui4] /lit. arm-flinging shopkeeper/fig. sb who asks others to work but does nothing himself/