粵

三saam1頭tau4六luk6臂bei3

simp三头六臂
saam1 tau4 luk6 bei3sān tóu liù bì

English

  1. (lit.) (having) three heads and six arms (idiom)
  2. (fig.) superhuman abilities; exceptional capability
  3. having three heads and six arms; metaphor for being able to handle a lot of things

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 好能幹,可以做好多野嘅能力

Examples

  • 臨急臨忙先叫我做,就算我有三頭六臂都搞唔掂啦。

    I am called upon this just before the deadline, I wouldn't be able to handle it even if I had three heads and six arms.

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

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