下手
haa6 sau2xià shǒu
English
- to start
- to put one's hand to
- to set about
- the seat to the right of the main guest
- to set about to do something; to begin
粵語 — Cantonese
- 見落手
Examples
幫下手得唔得呀?我唔識點開部機喎。
Tatoeba · fercheung CC BY
我们去办一下手续吧。
Let's deal with the formalities.
先下手为强,后下手遭殃。
Get them before they get us.
Tatoeba · fenfang557 CC BY
他垂下手臂环绕住她然后亲吻。
He slid his arms around her and kissed her.
Tatoeba · suitchic CC BY
她放下手中的针线活,并站了起来。
She put aside the sewing and stood up.
Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY
俗話說:人不犯我,我不犯人;可俗話又說:先下手為強,後下手遭殃!
As the saying goes: As long as you don't offend me, I won't offend you. But there's another saying: To strike first means victory, to strike second means tragedy.
Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY
就喺呢度落手啦。
就從這裏下手吧。 (zau6 cung4 ze2 leoi5 haa6 sau2 baa1.)
Let's start here.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk