甩手
lat1 sau2shuǎi shǒu
English
- to swing one's arms
- to get rid of something by reselling it; literally: to slip from the hand
- to wash one's hands of sth
- to swing the hand; to whip with hand; to escape from a grip of hand
粵語 — Cantonese
- 透過轉賣,將一啲貨物整走;脱手
- 揈手、𢪎 手;令隻手掙脱
Examples
甩手操
hand swinging exercises
甩手直衝
to whip with hand and strike; to escape from a grip of hand and strike
批舊書已經甩手。
I've already sold the old books.
呢啲係賊贓,唔係咁易甩手㗎。
These are stolen goods, it's not so easy to get rid of them. ----
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk