上soeng5手sau2

English

1. to obtain
2. previous owner or person in charge
3. to be on the uptake; to learn the know-how; to pick up a skill
4. to master
5. overhand (serve etc)
6. seat of honor

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 一樣嘢嘅之前嘅物主或者負責人
2. 學識一門手藝嘅竅門

Examples

• 呢塊布摸上手好滑。

  This cloth feels smooth.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 絲綢摸上手又軟又滑。

  Silk feels soft and smooth.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 條LAN線係我上手留低嘅。

  The LAN cable was left by the previous resident of my room.

• 佢好聰明，做親嘢都好快上手。

  She's pretty clever; when she does something, she picks it up very fast.

• 上手業主喺間屋度起咗個僭建屋簷。

  The previous owner built illegal eaves on the house.

• 佢上手比較慢，所以你可能要重複講多幾次。

  She's a bit slow on the uptake, so you may have to repeat yourself a few times.

• 我今天晚点下班，省得明天早上手忙脚乱。

  Today I'm working a little late so as to avoid a rush in the morning.

  Tatoeba · sysko CC BY