率尔操觚 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to compose in off-hand way ; to dash off

Character by character

• 率shuàito command, to lead; rate, ratio, proportion
• 尔ěryou; that, those; final particle
• 操cāoto conduct, to manage, to run
• 觚gūjug, goblet; rule, law

Idioms sharing a character

• 率兽食人 shuài shòu shí rén
• 率由旧章 shuài yóu jiù zhāng
• 草率收兵 cǎo shuài shōu bīng
• 不过尔尔 bù guò ěr ěr
• 卓尔不群 zhuó ěr bù qún
• 新婚燕尔 xīn hūn yàn ěr
• 温文尔雅 wēn wén ěr yǎ
• 尔虞我诈 ěr yú wǒ zhà
• 同室操戈 tóng shì cāo gē
• 操之过急 cāo zhī guò jí

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