執牛耳

zap1 ngau4 ji5

to be the acknowledged leader (from the custom of a prince holding a plate on which lay the severed ears of a sacrificial bull at an alliance ceremony)

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. to be the acknowledged leader (from the custom of a prince holding a plate on which lay the severed ears of a sacrificial bull at an alliance ceremony)

Written Forms

執牛耳Traditional · Main Form
执牛耳Alternate Form

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