执牛耳
Traditional: 執牛耳Dictionary entry
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)
What does 执牛耳 mean?
执牛耳 (zhí niú ěr) has the following dictionary meaning.
1to 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)
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