mò
dà
bì
zhé
wěi
dà
bù
diào
末大必折,尾大不掉
基本解释
拼音:mò dà bì zhé,wěi dà bù diào
注音:ㄇㄛˋㄉㄚˋㄅㄧˋㄉㄚˋㄅㄨˋㄉㄧㄠˋ
解释:掉:摇动。树梢茂盛,主干就会折断,尾巴太大,掉转不灵。旧时比喻部下的势力很大,无法指挥调度。现比喻机构庞大,指挥不灵。
出处:《左传·昭公十一年》:“末大必折,尾大不掉,君所知也。”
单字解释:
末
大
必
折
尾
大
不
掉
英语解释
Drop: shake. When the treetops are luxuriant, the trunk will break, and the tail is too big to turn. In the old times, it was said that the subordinates were too powerful to command and dispatch. At present, the organization is huge and the command is ineffective.