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28 拿著雞毛當令箭。
拿著雞毛當令箭
「令箭」是古代軍隊中
令箭 是古代軍隊中
發布命令時用作憑證的信物，
發布命令時用作憑證的信物
形狀像箭。
形狀像箭
比喻把上司隨便說的話，
比喻把上司隨便說的話
當作重大的命令來 處 理。
當作重大的命令來處理
To hold up a chicken’s feather as the commander’s arrow.
The commander’s arrow was used as a token of authority
by field commanders in old China. This phrase is used to
describe one who takes some casual words of a superior
and uses them as having the authority of an order.
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