粵

到dou3手sau2

dou3 sau2dào shǒu

English

  1. to take possession of
  2. to get hold of
  3. to come into one's possession; to obtain

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 得到擁有權

Examples

  • 今日幫唔到手噃。

    I won't be able to help you today.

    Tatoeba · thesilhouette CC BY

  • 佢好醒目,但係就唔係好幫到手。

    He may be clever, but he is not very helpful.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 小心切到手。

    Carefully cut it while holding it in your hands.

    Tatoeba · xjjAstrus CC BY

  • 我剛剛切到手指了。

    I just cut my finger.

    Tatoeba · cienias CC BY

  • 好痛!被门夹到手指了!

    Ouch! My finger got caught in the door.

    Tatoeba · crescat CC BY

  • 合同已经到手了,那就出去庆祝一下吧。

    The contract is in the bag, so let's go out and celebrate.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 啲錢一到手,佢就攞晒去賭

    As soon as he got the money, he took it all to gamble.

  • 車牌終於到手,等我帶你遊車河啦。

    The driving licence is finally here. Let me take you for a ride.

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

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