粵

使sai2橫waang4手sau2

sai2 waang4 sau2shǐ guāng shǒu

English

  1. usage of disgraceful tactics (spoken)
  2. to accomplish something by underhand methods; to use disgraceful tactics; to use dirty, disreputable and illegal means; literally: to use the horizontal hand

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 用啲唔正當嘅方法去達到目的

Examples

  • 對家使橫手,我哋就企硬奉陪到底。

    Our adversary is using disgraceful tactics, we will hold our ground and respond in full.

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

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