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綱舉目張
简 纲举目张 · 繁 綱舉目張Mandarin · pinyin gāng jǔ mù zhāng
Meanings
- if you lift the headrope the meshes spread open (idiom)
- take care of the big things and the little things will take care of themselves
- (of a piece of writing) well-structured and ordered
Characters in this entry
- 綱
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- 舉
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- 目
- mù · eye; look, see; division, topic; Kangxi radical 109
- 張
- zhāng · stretch, extend, expand; sheet; 26th lunar mansion, determinative star υ¹ Hydrae
- 纲
- gāng · heavy rope, hawser; main points
- 举
- jǔ · raise, lift up; recommend
- 张
- zhāng · stretch, extend, expand; sheet
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Mandarin tones
1–3–4–1 · gang1 ju3 mu4 zhang1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
gong1 geoi2 muk6 zoeng1
Cantonese word readings for 綱舉目張. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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gong1 geoi2 muk6 zoeng1
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