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Offering free Chinese study resources is our priority. This series showcases idioms and proverbs, widely applicable phrases. Today’s idiom is 「握綱提領」, explained here.

Learn about the idiom 「握綱提領」: its definition and how it’s used are detailed here.

Hold: take, grab. A metaphor for grasping the main points or presenting the content succinctly.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

wò gāng tí lǐng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

ak1 gong1 tai4 leng5

Chinese idioms come in large numbers, with diverse meanings and usages, offering endless learning opportunities. We hope these resources make it easier for you to study Chinese.