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易如反掌

ji6 jyu4 faan2 zoeng2

yi4 ru2 fan3 zhang3

easy as a hand's turn; very easy, no effort at all

Level: 3

易如反掌

易 ji6 jik6 yi4 - easy; change
如 jyu4 ru2 - if, as if, like, equal to
反 faan2 ban2 fan3 fan1 fan4 - reverse; opposite; contrary
掌 zoeng2 zhang3 - palm of the hand, slap

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三萬蚊買起佢，易如反掌粵 edit
Thirty thousand dollars to get someone to kill him, its easy.

This word was added by bybell on 9th May 2008

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