粵

手sau2勢sai3

simp手势
sau2 sai3shǒu shì

English

  1. gesture; sign; signal
  2. (noun) skill-in-hand (of massagist, chef, etc.)
  3. hand gesture
  4. hand skill
  5. luck at gambling

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 手部動作;手嘅姿勢(量詞:個)
  2. 手工技術
  3. 手氣,運氣

Examples

  • 正如水、煤氣同電係由遠方帶入嚟,並供應嚟滿足我哋嘅需要,有一日圖像同音樂亦都會透過簡單嘅手勢提供,例如小貼士。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 多温柔的手势啊。

    What a tender gesture.

    Tatoeba · iMaple CC BY

  • 她們用手勢溝通。

    They communicate with each other by gesture.

    Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

  • 約翰當時在瘋狂地打手勢。

    John motioned furiously.

    Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

  • 人們在美國使用這些手勢嗎?

    Do people in America use these gestures?

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 她给我打了一个看不懂的手势。

    She gave me a hand gesture I didn't understand.

    Tatoeba · ryanwoo CC BY

  • 佢做手勢叫我過去。

    He gestured me to come over.

  • 阿媽聯衫手勢好好。

    My mother is good at mending clothes. ----

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

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