粵

手sau2無mou4寸cyun3鐵tit3

simp手无寸铁
sau2 mou4 cyun3 tit3shǒu wú cùn tiě

English

  1. lit. not an inch of steel (idiom); unarmed and defenseless
  2. defenceless; vulnerable; bare-handed; without a weapon; literally: not an inch of iron in one's hand

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 手上冇任何武器

Examples

  • 佢手無寸鐵,居然可以打贏嗰個大隻佬。

    Though unarmed, he actually managed to take down that big guy.

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

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