| 快刀斩乱麻 | [快 刀 斩 乱 麻 / 快 刀 斬 亂 麻] lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (成语 saw); decisive action in a complex situation; cutting the Gordian knot #65,612 [Add to Longdo] |
| 快刀断乱麻 | [快 刀 断 乱 麻 / 快 刀 斷 亂 麻] lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (成语 saw); decisive action in a complex situation; cutting the Gordian knot [Add to Longdo] |
| 快刀 | [かいとう, kaitou] (n) (literary) sharp sword [Add to Longdo] |
| 快刀乱麻 | [かいとうらんま, kaitouranma] (n) solving a problem swiftly and skillfully [Add to Longdo] |
| 快刀乱麻を断つ | [かいとうらんまをたつ, kaitouranmawotatsu] (exp, v5t) to cut the Gordian knot [Add to Longdo] |
| Solve a knotty problem readily. | 快刀乱麻を断つ。 |