担纲 (擔綱)
dān gāng
Pinyin
Definition
担纲 (擔綱)
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- to play the leading role
Character Decomposition
Idioms (5)
三纲五常
- 1 three principles and five virtues (idiom)
- 2 the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信)
提纲挈领
- 1 to concentrate on the main points (idiom); to bring out the essentials
替古人担忧
- 1 to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily
- 2 crying over spilt milk
- 3 often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues
牵羊担酒
- 1 pulling a lamb and bringing wine on a carrying pole (idiom); fig. to offer elaborate congratulations
- 2 to kill the fatted calf
纲举目张
- 1 if you lift the headrope the meshes spread open (idiom)
- 2 take care of the big things and the little things will take care of themselves
- 3 (of a piece of writing) well-structured and ordered