粵

失sat1手sau2

sat1 sau2shī shǒu

English

  1. a slip
  2. (verb) Make a mistake
  3. to fail to accomplish something unexpectedly
  4. miscalculation
  5. unwise move
  6. accidentally
  7. by mistake
  8. to lose control
  9. to be defeated

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 出乎意料噉失敗咗;冇平時發揮得咁好,結果衰咗

Examples

  • 佢平時都做得幾好𠺝,今次應該係失手嘅啫。

    He usually works quite well. He just unexpectedly failed to do well this time.

  • 湯姆從不失手。

    Tom never strikes out.

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

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