粵

甩lat1手sau2

lat1 sau2shuǎi shǒu

English

  1. to swing one's arms
  2. to get rid of something by reselling it; literally: to slip from the hand
  3. to wash one's hands of sth
  4. to swing the hand; to whip with hand; to escape from a grip of hand

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 透過轉賣,將一啲貨物整走;脱手
  2. 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

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