粵

得dak1心sam1應jing3手sau2

simp得心应手
dak1 sam1 jing3 sau2dé xīn yìng shǒu

English

  1. lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job
  2. entirely in one's element
  3. going smoothly and easily
  4. skilled at the job; entirely in one's element; going smoothly and easily; literally: what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 心點樣諗,手就可以點樣做

Examples

  • 我做嘢得心應手。

    I'm good at my job.

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  • 只要你做好準備功夫,到時做起上嚟就會得心應手。

    As long as you have done enough preparation work, you can work smoothly and easily.

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

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