纲举目张 in English gang1 ju3 mu4 zhang1 Meaning

Meanings

  • if you lift the headrope the meshes spread open (idiomatic expression)
  • take care of the big things and the little things will take care of themselves
  • (of a piece of writing) well-structured and ordered

Simplified Characters

纲 举 目 张

Traditional Characters

綱 舉 目 張

Pinyin

gang1 ju3 mu4 zhang1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

纲gang1head rope of a fishing net 举ju3variant of 舉|举[ju3] 目mu4eye 张zhang1surname Zhang