The Chinese journey moves from characters to idioms. This free tool explores 「綱挈目張」, detailing its meaning and use.
Here’s the idiom 「綱挈目張」, with its definition and practical application described below.
It means that when casting a net, the big rope on the net is lifted and all the meshes are opened. It is a metaphor for grasping the main link to drive the rest; or grasping the essentials and being clear and organized. Same as “the outline is clear and the details are extensive”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
gāng qiè mù zhāng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gong1 kit3 muk6 jeung1
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