手腳
simp手脚sau2 goek3shǒu jiǎo
English
- hand and foot
- movement of limbs
- action
- trick
- step in a procedure (CL:道[dao4])
- body parts or movement; literally: hands and legs
- figuratively, behaviour; way of dealing with something
- practice; trick
- rival
粵語 — Cantonese
- 身體各部份、或身體動作 (量詞:隻)
- 行為舉止
- 做假、出術、出古惑
- 對手
Examples
你可以看,可以聽,但手腳不要亂動。
Hear and see and be still.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
他撞车是因为有人在刹车上做了手脚。
He crashed his car because someone tampered with the brakes.
Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY
手腳慢
sluggish; slow in movement
做手腳
to play dirty tricks; to cheat; to tamper with sth; to resort to irregular practices; to make secret arrangements ----
手腳靈活
nimble
手腳冰冷
Having cold limbs ----
手腳乾淨
a phrase used to describe people who will not steal even when tempted; literally, hands and feet are clean ----
唔係⋯手腳
not a worthy opponent for; cannot beat somebody in a fight
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk