[操, cāoㄘㄠ] to grasp; to hold; to operate; to manage; to control; to steer; to exercise; to drill (practice); to play; to speak (a language), See Also: 肏#2633
[曹操, Cáo Cāoㄘㄠˊ ㄘㄠ] Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei 曹魏, father of Emperor Cao Pi 曹丕; the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义, See Also: 曹魏, 曹丕, 三國演義, 三国演义#8281
[稳操胜券 / 穩操勝券, wěn cāo shèng quànㄨㄣˇ ㄘㄠ ㄕㄥˋ ㄑㄩㄢˋ] grasp it and victory is assured (成语 saw); to have success within one's grasp; to beat comfortably#65131
[操斧伐柯, cāo fǔ fá kēㄘㄠ ㄈㄨˇ ㄈㄚˊ ㄎㄜ] (cf. Book of Songs) How to fashion an ax handle? You need an ax; fig. to follow a principle; fig. to act as match-maker
[说曹操曹操就到 / 說曹操曹操就到, shuō Cáo Cāo Cáo Cāo jiù dàoㄕㄨㄛ ㄘㄠˊ ㄘㄠ ㄘㄠˊ ㄘㄠ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄉㄠˋ] speak of the devil; cf Cao Cao 曹操 (155-220), king of Cao Wei 曹魏 and main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义, See Also: 曹操, 曹魏, 三國演義, 三国演义