粵

埋maai4手sau2

maai4 sau2mái shǒu

English

  1. (slang) to approach; to get into; to tap into; start; set about (often to do bad things to something)
  2. to start dealing with; to tackle

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 開始着手解決一個問題

Examples

  • 個問題咁複雜我都唔知點埋手。

    With such a complicated problem, I don't know where to start.

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

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