粵

一jat1手sau2

jat1 sau2yi1shou3yī shǒu

English

  1. a skill
  2. (noun) (of info, trade etc.) 1. Firsthand; (figurative) 2. So much work on hands
  3. see 有一手 jau5 jat1 sau2
  4. (of people) individually; single-handedly
  5. first-hand
  6. mastery of a trade
  7. directly; single-handedly (used when a negative outcome is directly caused by a specific person or group)
  8. by oneself
  9. without outside help

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 見有一手
  2. 指某件事單靠一個人嘅能力完成
  3. 直接由源頭(例如賣家)或者親身觀察、經驗所得返嚟嘅嘢,冇經過其他人嘅使用(而唔係二手)
  4. 加喺動詞之前,指負面結果係由某啲人直接引起嘅

Examples

  • 一手造成

    to be directly / single-handedly caused by someone

  • 一手資訊

    first-hand information

  • 一手樓空置税

    tax on vacant new private residential properties

  • 個制度係你哋一手破壞㗎。

    The system was destroyed entirely by your own hands.

  • 呢間公司係由阿爺一手建立嘅。

    The company was built single-handedly by my grandfather. ----

  • 一手包辦

  • 一手一腳

  • 練功扶把係啲學生會企喺練功扶把側邊、一手掹住扶把,並且練習比較簡單嘅舞步。

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

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