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行家裡手

简 行家里手 · 繁 行家裡手
Mandarin · pinyin háng jiā lǐ shǒu

Meanings

  1. connoisseur
  2. expert
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Characters in this entry

行
xíng · go; walk; move, travel; circulate; Kangxi radical 144
家
jiā · house, home, residence; family
裡
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手
shǒu · hand
里
lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
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2–1–3–3 · hang2 jia1 li3 shou3

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hang4 gaa1 leoi5 sau2

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noun

  1. expert; connoisseur

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