See 捉刀 on Wiktionary
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"roman": "Wèi Wǔ jiāng jiàn Xiōngnú shǐ. Zì yǐ xínglòu, bùzú xióng yuǎnguó, shǐ Cuī Jìguī dài, Dì zì zhuōdāo lì chuángtóu. Jì bì, lìng jiàndié wènyuē: “Wèi Wáng hérú?” Xiōngnú shǐ dáyuē: “Wèi Wáng yǎwàng fēicháng, rán chuángtóu zhuōdāorén, cǐnǎi yīngxióng yě.” Wèi Wǔ wén zhī, zhuīshā cǐ shǐ.",
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"text": "魏武將見匈奴使。自以形陋，不足雄遠國，使崔季珪代，帝自捉刀立床頭。既畢，令間諜問曰：「魏王何如？」匈奴使答曰：「魏王雅望非常，然床頭捉刀人，此乃英雄也。」魏武聞之，追殺此使。",
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"text": "魏武将见匈奴使。自以形陋，不足雄远国，使崔季珪代，帝自捉刀立床头。既毕，令间谍问曰：「魏王何如？」匈奴使答曰：「魏王雅望非常，然床头捉刀人，此乃英雄也。」魏武闻之，追杀此使。",
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"etymology_text": "From an anecdote in the Shishuo Xinyu",
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"roman": "zhuōdāoshǒu",
"word": "捉刀手"
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"zh-pron": "tsraewk taw"
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"word": "捉刀"
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"text": "魏武将见匈奴使。自以形陋，不足雄远国，使崔季珪代，帝自捉刀立床头。既毕，令间谍问曰：「魏王何如？」匈奴使答曰：「魏王雅望非常，然床头捉刀人，此乃英雄也。」魏武闻之，追杀此使。",
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