打蛇打七寸 打蛇打七寸 打蛇打七寸

strike a snake at seven inches

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use

Meaning
Hit at the vital point, or grasp the key to a problem. Approving of strategy; the snake's weak spot is seven cun behind its head.
Simplified
打蛇打七寸
Pinyin
dǎshédǎqīcùn
Bopomofo
ㄉㄚˇ ㄕㄜˊ ㄉㄚˇ ㄑㄧ ㄘㄨㄣˋ

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