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Open the tool →纲提领挈 (gāng tí lǐng qiè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to grasp the essentials”.
纲提领挈 is pronounced gāng tí lǐng qiè in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 纲提领挈 means “Lift the net rope and hold the fur collar”. It is used to mean “to grasp the essentials”.
提起网纲,挈住裘领。比喻抓住要领。