粵

手sau2下haa6

sau2 haa6shǒu xià

English

  1. under one's control or administration
  2. (noun) Assistant
  3. subordinate; someone who works under one's leadership; underling
  4. subordinates
  5. (money etc) on hand
  6. sb's financial means
  7. when taking action

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 喺某人領導下做嘢嘅人(量詞:個/班)

Examples

  • 叫你啲手下唔好咁衝動呀。

    Go tell your guys don't act on impulse.

  • 他是我的手下。

    He's my underling.

    Tatoeba · trieuho CC BY

  • 我在她手下工作。

    I work under her.

    Tatoeba · crescat CC BY

  • 与其让我在他手下干,我宁愿辞职。

    I would rather quit than work under him.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

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

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