手刀
sau2 dou1shǒu dāo
English
- hand formed into a flat shape, as for a karate chop
- knife-hand strike; karate chop; literally "hand knife"
粵語 — Cantonese
- 一種打擊技術,拇指緊閉,其餘四指伸直合併成刀劍狀,用於攻擊敵人要害或作防守用。
Examples
手刀打後頸唔會即刻暈㗎,唔好睇戲睇上腦。
You won't faint after a knife-hand strike at the back of your neck. Don't take the movies too seriously.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk