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腳掌 sole of foot;
拍掌 clap in applause;
擊掌 clap hands as signal;
鼓掌 (audience) clap applause;
孤掌難鳴 one cannot make a clap with one hand--useless without friendly support.
(2) (Fig.) as in: 易如反掌 very easy to do (“as turning hand over”);
瞭如指掌 very evident;
掌上明珠 a dearly beloved daughter.
(3) Paw, hoof of animal: 熊掌 (edible) bear's paw;
鴨掌 duck's feet;
釘馬掌 put on horse-shoe.
(4) Paw-like object: 仙人掌 cactus, “prickly pear.”
掌嘴 slap across the mouth.
(2) To be in charge of, be head of: 掌管，掌握 [zhang3guan3], [zhang3wo4]↓;
職掌 a person's duty;
掌家 manage a home;
掌校 to head a school;
掌教 to head a church;
掌政 head a government;
掌案兒的 the employee in butcher shop responsible for chopping;
掌兒的 the cook specialising in frying;
掌灶兒的 person in charge of cooking in restaurant;
掌鼓 (person) be in charge of the drum (Chin. opera).
(3) To bear, stand: 掌不住笑了 could not help laughing;
強掌住不哭出來 control one's weeping.
2.掌權 [zhang3qUan2], v.i., to have real power.
3.掌燈 [zhang3deng1], phr., to light a lamp: 掌燈的時候 the hour when lamps are lighted.
4.掌舵 [zhang3duo4], (1) n., helmsman; (2) v.i., to be at the helm.
5.掌管 [zhang3guan3], v.t., to have charge of (household, the lights, the official seal, etc.).
6.掌櫃的 [zhang3gui4de0], n., (1) cashier; (2) the boss, in shop.
7.掌故 [zhang3gu4], n., anecdote in gen.; stories of the past.
8.掌記 [zhang3ji4], n., (1) (AC) historiographer in charge of recording natural phenomena (comets, etc.); (2) secretary in charge of documents and official communications.
9.掌理 [zhang2li3], v. t., see [zhang3guan3]↑.
10.掌扇 [zhang3shan4], n., a big parasol with long handle, used in parades.
11.掌心 [zhang3xin1], n., center of palm of hand; 掌心雷 Taoist magic, reputed to be able to call forth thunder by rubbing palm of hand.
12.掌紋 [zhang3wen2], n., hand lines in palmistry.
13.掌握 [zhang3wo4], n. & v.t., control, have in control: 掌握時政 in charge of government policy.