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手到擒來

简手到擒来 · 繁手到擒來

Mandarin · pinyin shǒu dào qín lái

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3–4–2–2 · shou3 dao4 qin2 lai2

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sau2 dou3 kam4 loi4

Cantonese word readings for 手到擒來. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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(idiomatic) to capture someone or something or do something easily and effortlessly