粵

三saam1度dou6板baan2斧fu2

saam1 dou6 baan2 fu2san1du4 ban3fu3

English

  1. to have a limited repertoire of skills [written and colloquial]
  2. to have only a limited number of methods to deal with a problem; to have only "a few trick up one's sleeve"; literally: three strokes of the axe

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 指處理某個問題嘅方法唔多，不外乎嗰幾種

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

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