Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「股掌之上」.
The idiom 「股掌之上」 and its usage are explored below. Learn its meaning and applications here.
On the thighs and palms. Metaphorically, it is within the scope of manipulation and control.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
gǔ zhǎng zhī shàng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gu2 jeung2 ji1 seung6
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.
