关公舞大刀，拿得起，放得下關公舞大刀，拿得起，放得下關公舞大刀，拿得起，放得下

Guan Gong wielding his big sword: can pick it up, can put it down

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Praises someone who is highly skilled and handles things with composure; also used for someone who can take on a task and let go of it freely. Approving.

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Simplified: 关公舞大刀，拿得起，放得下
Traditional (Taiwan): 關公舞大刀，拿得起，放得下
Pinyin: Guāngōng wǔ dàdāo, nádeqǐ, fàngdexià
Bopomofo: ㄍㄨㄢㄍㄨㄥㄨˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄠ，ㄋㄚˊ ˙ㄉㄜㄑㄧˇ，ㄈㄤˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄒㄧㄚˋ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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