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頂手
简 顶手 · 繁 頂手Mandarin · pinyin dǐng shǒu
Meanings
- to take over (a lease, shop or business from the previous tenant) (originally Cantonese)
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3–3 · ding3 shou3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
ding2 sau2
Cantonese word readings for 頂手. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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verb
- (chiefly Cantonese) to take over (e.g. a business)
noun
- (Southern Min) previous manager
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