Meaning of 甩手掌柜
甩手掌柜 means a person who only gives orders to others but does no work themselves; a hands-off manager; a nominal supervisor who holds a title without taking responsibility or doing any work; a figurehead. Pronounced shuǎi shǒu zhǎng guì.
- a person who only gives orders to others but does no work themselves; a hands-off manager
- a nominal supervisor who holds a title without taking responsibility or doing any work; a figurehead
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
dāng当
jīng经
lǐ理
wán完
quán全
shì是
shuǎi甩
shǒu手
zhǎng掌
guì柜
，
shén什
me么
shì事
dōu都
tuī推
gěi给
xià下
shǔ属
。
As a manager, he is a complete hands-off leader, pushing all tasks onto his subordinates.
Zuò做
lǐng领
dǎo导
de的
bù不
néng能
dāng当
shuǎi甩
shǒu手
zhǎng掌
guì柜
，
yào要
qīn亲
zì自
cān参
yù与
dào到
gōng工
zuò作
zhōng中
qù去
。
As a leader, one cannot be a do-nothing supervisor; you must personally participate in the work.
Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
de的
lǎo老
bǎn板
shì是
gè个
shuǎi甩
shǒu手
zhǎng掌
guì柜
，
cháng常
nián年
bú不
jiàn见
rén人
yǐng影
。
The boss of this company is a hands-off manager who is never seen all year round.
Relations
Synonyms
Antonyms
Measure Words
个/ gè
Primary
位/ wèi
名/ míng