be in the centre of the axle -- hold an important official post

be in the centre of the axle -- hold an important official post

In Chinese, Pinyin is d ā ngzh ó uch ǔō ng, which means to be in the middle of the axle. It means to be in an important position. It comes from Huan Kuan's miscellaneous treatises on salt and iron in Han Dynasty.

Idiom usage

It is used as a predicate to describe the important position of an official.

The origin of Idioms

Han huankuan's "on salt and iron · zalun": "Che Chengxiang is one of the Zhou and Lu dynasties. When he is in the middle of the line, he will leave without saying anything! That's it

Idiom explanation

It's in the middle of the axle. It refers to the official position.