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

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• 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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Noun

股掌

1. (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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2. (archaic) assistant to a government official