股掌

Chinese

		share; portion; section share; portion; section; part; thigh; (a measure word, e.g., use with electric current); whiff	palm (of hand); in charge of
trad. (股掌)		股	掌
simp. ^#(股掌)		股	掌

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gǔzhǎng

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˇ ㄓㄤˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gǔzhǎng [Phonetic: gúzhǎng]
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˇ ㄓㄤˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gǔjhǎng
  - Wade–Giles: ku³-chang³
  - Yale: gǔ-jǎng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guujaang
  - Palladius: гучжан (gučžan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    股掌
    股長／股长
    鼓掌

Noun

股掌

(literary) thigh and palm (of a hand)
- 大夫種勇而善謀，將還玩吳國於股掌之上，以得其志。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  大夫种勇而善谋，将还玩吴国于股掌之上，以得其志。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Guoyu, circa 4^th century BCE
  Dàfū Zhǒng yǒng ér shàn móu, jiāng xuánwán Wú guó yú gǔzhǎng zhī shàng, yǐ dé qí zhì. [Pinyin]
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- 袁紹孤客窮軍，仰我鼻息，譬如嬰兒在股掌之上，絕其乳哺，立可餓死。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
  袁绍孤客穷军，仰我鼻息，譬如婴儿在股掌之上，绝其乳哺，立可饿死。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
  From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14^th century CE
  Yuán Shào gūkè qióng jūn, yǎng wǒ bíxī, pìrú yīng'ér zài gǔzhǎng zhī shàng, jué qí rǔbǔ, lì kě èsǐ. [Pinyin]
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(archaic) assistant to a government official

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