光杆司令

Traditional: 光桿司令

guāng gǎn sī lìng

Dictionary entry

commander without any soldiers; (fig.) leader without a team; solo entrepreneur

What does 光杆司令 mean?

光杆司令 (guāng gǎn sī lìng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1commander without any soldiers; (fig.) leader without a team; solo entrepreneur

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光guānglight; ray (CL:道[dao4]) · bright; shiny 杆gān(bound form) pole; shaft 司Sīsurname Si 令língused in 脊令[ji2 ling2] · used in 令狐[Ling2 hu2] (Taiwan pr. [ling4])

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光杆司令

guāng gǎn sī lìng

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