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lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation · cutting the Gordian knot

快刀斩乱麻
kuài dāo jiǎn luàn má
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lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation · cutting the Gordian knot快刀断乱麻kuài dāo duàn luàn máfirm · decisive果断guǒ duàn(idiom) to adopt a blitzkrieg strategy; to resolve sth in the shortest time possible速战速决sù zhàn sù jué
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