粵

出ceot1手sau2

ceot1 sau2chū shǒu

English

  1. to dispose of
  2. to intervene
  3. to take action; to start to do something
  4. to spend (money)
  5. to give out; to spend money on somebody
  6. to undertake a task

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 開始作出行動
  2. 付出;俾錢;出價

Examples

  • 政府終於出手拯救樓市喇。

    The government finally did something to save the property market. ----

  • 佢出手好闊綽,一人送咗一枝金筆俾我哋做聖誕禮物。

    He's very generous; he gave each of us a gold pen as a Christmas gift.

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

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