快刀斩乱麻 (快刀斬亂麻)
kuài dāo zhǎn luàn má
Pinyin

Definition

快刀斩乱麻 (快刀斬亂麻)
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kuài dāo zhǎn luàn má
  1. lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation
  2. cutting the Gordian knot

Related Words (20)

kuài
  1. 1 rapid
  2. 2 quick
  3. 3 speed
  4. 4 rate
  5. 5 soon
  6. 6 almost
  7. 7 to make haste
  8. 8 clever
  9. 9 sharp (of knives or wits)
  10. 10 forthright
  11. 11 plainspoken
  12. 12 gratified
  13. 13 pleased
  14. 14 pleasant
kuài jié
  1. 1 quick
  2. 2 fast
  3. 3 nimble
  4. 4 agile
  5. 5 (computer) shortcut
kuài lè
  1. 1 happy
  2. 2 merry
má jiàng
  1. 1 mahjong
  2. 2 classifier: 副 fù
jǐn kuài
  1. 1 as quickly as possible
  2. 2 as soon as possible
  3. 3 with all speed

Idioms (20)

一刀两断
yī dāo liǎng duàn
  1. 1 lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to make a clean break (idiom)
一刀切
yī dāo qiē
  1. 1 lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity
  2. 2 one solution fits a diversity of problems
  3. 3 one size fits all
不吐不快
bù tǔ bù kuài
  1. 1 to have to pour out what's on one's mind (idiom)
人为刀俎,我为鱼肉
rén wéi dāo zǔ , wǒ wéi yú ròu
  1. 1 lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be at sb's mercy
来得容易,去得快
lái de róng yì , qù de kuài
  1. 1 Easy come, easy go. (idiom)