粵

下haa6手sau2

haa6 sau2xià shǒu

English

  1. to start
  2. to put one's hand to
  3. to set about
  4. the seat to the right of the main guest
  5. to set about to do something; to begin

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 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.

    Tatoeba · eastasiastudent CC BY

  • 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

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