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對手
简 对手 · 繁 對手Mandarin · pinyin duì shǒu
Meanings
- opponent
- rival
- competitor
- (well-matched) adversary
- match
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4–3 · dui4 shou3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
deoi3 sau2
Cantonese word readings for 對手. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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noun
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 對手 /对手 (duì shǒu, “(a) pair of hands”).
- opponent; adversary
- one's match; one's equal
verb
- (Eastern Min) to help; to lend a helping hand
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