下手 (haa6 sau2 | xia4 shou3) : start, put one's hand to, set about; the seat to the right of the main guest

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下手

haa6 sau2

xia4 shou3

[1] start doing something, put one's hand to, set about [粵]: 埋手, 落手
[2] the seat to the right of the main guest

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This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

下手

This word has been viewed 1414 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 23rd Jan 2006 02:37 and last edited on 12th Nov 2013 13:19

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下 haa6 haa5 - under; lower; next; go down
手 sau2 - hand

3 compounds containing this word:

三兩下手勢 - swiftly and skilfully
玩下手 - suddenly; before you know it
先下手為強 - better strike the first blow

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佢真利害，三兩下手勢就做低對手粵
His opponent was defeated in no time. He is really formidable.

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