切中肯綮
Chinese
| close to; to cut; to slice | middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark) |
place where muscle and bone link; key point; crux | ||
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| trad. (切中肯綮) | 切 | 中 | 肯綮 | |
| simp. #(切中肯綮) | 切 | 中 | 肯綮 | |
Etymology
From a fable in 《莊子·養生主》. See 庖丁解牛 (páodīngjiěniú).
The modern term, which literally means "to exactly cut where muscles and bones attach", is completely opposite to the original fable's theme.
Pronunciation
Derived terms
- 中肯 (zhòngkěn)
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