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connoisseur · expert

行家里手
háng jiā lǐ shǒu
h+áng·2nd tonej+iā·1st tonel+ǐ·3rd tonesh+ǒu·3rd tone
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
lit. an old horse knows the way home (idiom); fig. in difficulty, trust an experience colleague识途老马shí tú lǎo mǎlearned person · expert in a certain field · abbr. to 方家 fāng jiā大方之家dà fāng zhī jiāexpert · adept · experienced · an expert · a professional内行nèi hángwell-trained训练有素xùn liàn yǒu sù
Antonyms
(lit.) to enter monastic life at a mature age (idiom) · (fig.) to change one's career; to take up a new line of work or specialization; to enter a profession from a different background半路出家bàn lù chū jiālit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head) · I don't understand a word (idiom) · it's all Greek to me一窍不通yī qiào bù tōng