着手成春 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• lit. set out and it becomes spring ; to effect a miracle cure (of medical operation)
• to bring back the dead
• once it starts, everything goes well

Character by character

• 着zhuóto make a move, to take action
• 手shǒuhand
• 成chéngto accomplish; to become; to complete, to finish;
• 春chūnspringtime; joyful, lustful, wanton

Idioms sharing a character

• 棋高一着 qí gāo yī zhāo
• 沉着应战 chén zhuó yìng zhàn
• 七手八脚 qī shǒu bā jiǎo
• 上下其手 shàng xià qí shǒu
• 假手于人 jiǎ shǒu yú rén
• 两手空空 liǎng shǒu kōng kōng
• 大手大脚 dà shǒu dà jiǎo
• 大显身手 dà xiǎn shēn shǒu
• 妙手回春 miào shǒu huí chūn
• 得心应手 dé xīn yìng shǒu

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