游刃有余

Traditional: 遊刃有餘

yóu rèn yǒu yú

Dictionary entry

handling a butcher's cleaver with ease (idiom); to do sth skillfully and easily

What does 游刃有余 mean?

游刃有余 (yóu rèn yǒu yú) has the following dictionary meaning.

1handling a butcher's cleaver with ease (idiom); to do sth skillfully and easily

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游Yóusurname You 刃rènedge of blade 有yǒuto have; there is · (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)余Yúsurname Yu

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游刃有余

yóu rèn yǒu yú

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