玩下手 (waan4*2 haa5 sau2 | wan3 xia4 shou3) : suddenly; before you know it

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玩下手

waan4*2 haa5 sau2

wan3 xia4 shou3

suddenly; before you know it; in no time at all

Perhaps the correct form is 慢吓手 [maan62 haa5 sau2] but I am not sure. See: [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]

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Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

玩下手

This word has been viewed 1310 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Michael 忠仔 on 21st Aug 2009 04:48 and last edited on 18th Jul 2014 15:31

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玩 waan2 wun6 - play; have fun; employ; enjoy
下 haa6 haa5 - under; lower; next; go down
手 sau2 - hand

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