粵

手sau2腳goek3

simp手脚
sau2 goek3shǒu jiǎo

English

  1. hand and foot
  2. movement of limbs
  3. action
  4. trick
  5. step in a procedure (CL:道[dao4])
  6. body parts or movement; literally: hands and legs
  7. figuratively, behaviour; way of dealing with something
  8. practice; trick
  9. rival

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 身體各部份、或身體動作 (量詞:隻)
  2. 行為舉止
  3. 做假、出術、出古惑
  4. 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

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