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grasp it and victory is assured / to have success within one's grasp (idiom)
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Original source entry:

穩操勝券 稳操胜券 [wen3 cao1 sheng4 quan4] /grasp it and victory is assured/to have success within one's grasp (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 穩操勝券

  • 稳
    wěn

    settled / steady / stable

  • 操
    cāo

    to grasp / to hold / to operate / to manage / to control / to steer / to exercise / to drill (practice) / to play / to speak (a language)

    cào

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  • 胜
    shèng

    victory / success / to beat / to defeat / to surpass / victorious / superior to / to get the better of / better than / surpassing / superb (of vista) / beautiful (scenery) / wonderful (view) / (Taiwan pr. [shēng]) able to bear / equal to (a task)

  • 券
    quàn

    bond (esp. document split in two, with each party holding one half) / contract / deed (i.e. title deeds) / ticket / voucher / certificate

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