三兩下手勢 (saam1 loeng5 haa5 sau2 sai3 | san1 liang3 xia4 shou3 shi4) : swiftly and skilfully

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三兩下手勢

saam1 loeng5 haa5 sau2 sai3

san1 liang3 xia4 shou3 shi4

swiftly and skilfully; with a few easy moves; in no time
[literal] with two or three hand movements

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This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

三兩下手勢 / 三两下手势

This word has been viewed 2193 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bernard on 7th Feb 2008 13:27 and last edited on 19th Dec 2016 02:34

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三 saam1 saam3 - three; several
兩 loeng5 loeng2 - two; pair
下 haa6 haa5 - under; lower; next; go down
手 sau2 - hand
勢 sai3 - power; situation; posture

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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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