粵

一jat1手sau2包baau1辦baan6

simp一手包办
jat1 sau2 baau1 baan6yī shǒu bāo bàn

English

  1. to take care of a matter all by oneself
  2. to run the whole show
  3. to handle all parts individually, single-handedly, though complicated

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一個人處理所有部份,就算有幾繁複都好

Examples

  • 在泰國,照顧子女不是父親的責任,而是由母親一手包辦的。

    In Thailand, bringing up the children isn't the father's responsibility; it's entirely up to the mother.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 呢個小組報告由佢一手包辦。

    This group project is finished by him single-handedly.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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