掌勺
zhǎng sháo
Pinyin
Definition
掌勺
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- to be in charge of the cooking
- to be the chef
- head cook
- chef
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 palm of the hand
- 2 sole of the foot
- 3 paw
- 4 horseshoe
- 5 to slap
- 6 to hold in one's hand
- 7 to wield
- 1 to control
- 2 in control of
- 1 to grasp (often fig.)
- 2 to control
- 3 to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny)
- 4 to master
- 5 to know well
- 6 to understand sth well and know how to use it
- 7 fluency
- 1 cactus
- 1 baguazhang (a form of Chinese boxing)
Idioms (7)
了如指掌
- 1 to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)
- 2 to know (a person, a place etc) inside out
掌上明珠
- 1 lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom)
- 2 fig. beloved person (esp. daughter)
掌声雷动
- 1 thunderous applause (idiom)
摩拳擦掌
- 1 fig. to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms (idiom)
- 2 to roll up one's sleeves for battle
- 3 eager to get into action or start on a task
易如反掌
- 1 easy as a hand's turn (idiom); very easy
- 2 no effort at all