粵

起hei2手sau2

hei2 sau2qǐ shǒu

English

  1. to set about (doing sth)
  2. to begin; to start

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 指做事情剛剛開始嘅狀態

Examples

  • 举起手来!

    Put your hands up!

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 裁判根据有利原则,举起手示意继续进攻。

    The referee, according to principle of advantage, raised his hand and motioned for the advance to continue.

    Tatoeba · trieuho CC BY

  • 讀書難在起手

    Studying is hard at the beginning.

  • 玩樂器唔難,只要你識點起手就得啦。

    It is not hard to play musical instrument, only when you know how to begin.

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

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