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倒手

Mandarin · pinyin dǎo shǒu

to shift from one hand to the other
to change hands (of merchandise)

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倒: dào · fall over; lie down; take turns
手: shǒu · hand

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3–3 · dao3 shou3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dou2 sau2

Cantonese word readings for 倒手. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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verb

to shift from one hand to another
(of merchandise) to change hands

noun

(Southern Min, Eastern Min, Puxian Min) left hand
(Wuhan Mandarin) left side; the left

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