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綱舉目張

简纲举目张 · 繁綱舉目張

Mandarin · pinyin gāng jǔ mù zhāng

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

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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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1–3–4–1 · gang1 ju3 mu4 zhang1

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gong1 geoi2 muk6 zoeng1

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