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[1] [n] hand [2] [v] hold/have in one's hand [3] [adj] handy, portable; handwritten [4] [adv] personally [5] [n] skill; skilled person [6] [n] person engaging in a certain activity [7] verb measure for skill or proficiency [8] noun measure used in firsthand, secondhand, etc and also for smallest tradable unit (of stocks) Default PoS: Additional PoS: Show all nouns that can use this classifier Stroke count: 4
Level: 1
Radical: 扌 (#64)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Don't confuse with: 毛 |
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手心 sau2 sam1 = palm of the hand 國 手寫 sau2 se2 = hand written 手掌 sau2 zoeng2 = palm of the hand 水手 seoi2 sau2 = sailor, mariner 人手 jan4 sau2 = manpower 國手 gwok3 sau2 = Grand Master; national champion 國 空手 hung1 sau2 = empty-handed 手巾 sau2 gan1 = hand towel; washcloth; handkerchief 幫手 bong1 sau2 = to help; assistant 洗手間 sai2 sau2 gaan1 = washroom See all 503 compounds (CantoDict reports 515 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing all 38 examples containing 手
你千祈唔好插手 粵
You must not, by any means, interfere. [Lit. you 1000-exhortations don't insert-hand [i.e. put it where it doesn't belong.]]
嗰部手提電話壞咗 粵
That mobile phone is broken. [As in malfunctioning rather than being physically smashed.]
今次嘅案件真係好棘手 粵
The case I'm working on is very thorny. [Lit. This time [possessive particle] case really very problematic.]
冇咗一對手,你就唔可以用筷子 粵 ?!
Now that you've lost both your hands, you can't use chopsticks any more. [Lit. don't-have already one pair hands, you then cannot use chopsticks. (Originally transcribed as 冇咗一隻手,你就唔可以用鍊金術... but 鍊金術 is hardly a useful word for learners.)]
我隻手唔得閒,麻煩你幫我斟水! 粵
My hands are full [at the moment]... could you get some water for me? [lit. my [counter] hand not free, trouble you help me pour water]
邊個叫佢眼高手低吖;無論佢嘅目標有幾崇高,佢都冇能力去做嘅。 粵
It's such a pity that no matter how big his aims are, he hasn't the ability to see them through.
園主又打發了另一個僕人去,他們也把那人打了,並加以侮辱,放他空手回去。 國
And again he (the lord of the vinyard) sent another servant. But they beat him also. They humiliated him, sent him away empty handed. (Luke 20:11)
我哋幾個夾手夾腳,好快就做完份報告書 粵
We will be able to complete the report very soon with everyone's help and cooperation.
同咁多對手競爭,點樣先至得令到自己脫穎而出呢 粵
With so many other competitors, how can I ensure that I stand out from the rest?
其實我好想同佢掟煲,但係因為次次同佢講呢件事佢都喊得好慘,所以到而家我都唔敢同佢講分手 粵
Actually I really want to break up with her, but I daren't suggest it. Every time I mention it, she bursts into tears. [Lit. actually I very want with her break-up, however because time-time with her also speak this [counter] matter she cry manner very pitiful, therefore arrive now I not dare with her speak split hand.]
佢隻手俾滾水焫嚫 粵
The hot water scalded his hand. [Lit. his [counter] hand by boiling-water scald-[bad effect]]
嗰個學生唔見咗部手機,手機重係新嘅添。 粵
That student has lost his mobile phone, and a new one at that. [重係...添 = at that]
亞雄成晚喺度捵床捵蓆,隻手紮到豬蹄噉,佢重喺度考慮好唔好請假 粵
Ah Hung spent the whole night tossing and turning on his bed, clenching his fist like pig's trotters; he is still considering if he should apply for leave from work. [http://storyboard1212.mysinablog.com/index.php?op=ViewArticle&articleId=25098] Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |