粵

跛bai1手sau2

bai1 sau2bǒ shǒu

English

  1. disability of the arm
  2. hand
  3. to have a disabled hand/arm

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 指一個人隻手殘疾,因為患病或者受傷而郁唔到

Examples

  • 跛手太監

    the former part of a sandwich pun which implies "powerless and uninfluential", literally "eunuch with disabled hands"

  • 佢話就算佢跛手跛腳都贏到對手。

    He says that he will defeat his opponent even if his hands and feet were handicapped.

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

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