宰相肚裡能撐船

宰相肚里能撑船
zǎixiàngdùlǐnéngchēngchuán

broad-minded; big-hearted; will not be bothered by small matters

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Entry Composition

1 宰相 zǎixiàng prime minister (in feudal China)
2 肚裡 dùlǐ in one's heart; in one's mind; in one's conscience
=3 能 Néng surname Neng
=3 能 néng
  1. can
  2. to be able to
  3. might possibly
  4. ability
  5. (physics) energy
=3 能 nài
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 耐 (“to bear; to withstand”)
  2. a surname
  3. alternative form of 耐 (“to bear; to withstand”)
=3 能 tái
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 台 (“name of a Chinese constellation”)
  2. alternative form of 台 (“name of a Chinese constellation”)
=3 能 tài
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 態 /态 (tài, “bearing; apparition; form; shape; status; position”)
  2. alternative form of 態 /态 (tài, “bearing; apparition; form; shape; status; position”)
=3 能 nái
  1. (obsolete) mythical three-legged soft-shelled turtle
  2. mythical three-legged soft-shelled turtle
=3 能 tāi
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) only used in 能始 (tāishǐ, “origin; root cause”)
  2. only used in 能始 (tāishǐ, “origin; root cause”)
=3 能 xióng
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 熊 (xióng, “bear”)
  2. alternative form of 熊 (xióng, “bear”)
4 撐船 chēngchuán
  1. to punt
  2. to pole a boat