操刀伤锦 — “Wield a knife to damage brocade”
操刀伤锦 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to undertake a delicate or important task for which one lacks the necessary skill, thus likely to spoil it; to be incompetent for a critical role”. Literally, “wield a knife to damage brocade”.
操刀伤锦 Pronunciation and Pinyin
操刀伤锦 Character Breakdown
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- cāo操zhī之guò过qiè切act with undue haste
- cāo操zhī之guò过jí急act with undue haste
- cāo操zhī之guò过jī激act too drastically
- cāo操zhī之guò过cù蹙act with undue haste
- cāo操dāo刀bì必gē割act decisively and promptly
- cāo操qiè切cóng从shì事act too hastily
- cāo操qí奇jì计yíng赢hoard rare goods for huge profit
- cāo操qí奇zhú逐yíng赢hoard goods for exorbitant profit
- cāo操bì必shèng胜zhī之quàn券To be certain of victory
- cāo操gē戈rù入shì室use opponent's logic against them
- cāo操gē戈tóng同shì室internal strife
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What does 操刀伤锦 mean?
操刀伤锦 (cāo dāo shāng jǐn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to undertake a delicate or important task for which one lacks the necessary skill, thus likely to spoil it; to be incompetent for a critical role”.
How do you pronounce 操刀伤锦?
操刀伤锦 is pronounced cāo dāo shāng jǐn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 操刀伤锦 literally mean?
Literally, 操刀伤锦 means “wield a knife to damage brocade”. It is used to mean “to undertake a delicate or important task for which one lacks the necessary skill, thus likely to spoil it; to be incompetent for a critical role”.
What is the Chinese definition of 操刀伤锦?
操刀和割锦本不是一回事，后人并而为一，比喻才能太低，不能胜任责任重大的事情。