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出手
Mandarin · pinyin chū shǒu
Meanings
- to dispose of
- to spend (money)
- to undertake a task
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1–3 · chu1 shou3
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 8 senses · 1 Cantonese reading
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
ceot1 sau2
Cantonese word readings for 出手. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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verb
- to dispose of; to get off one's hands; to sell (goods)
- to give out; to spend (money)
- (Cantonese, Taiwanese Hakka) to take action; to start to do something
- (Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) to raise a hand to strike; to hit out (with someone)
- (Mainland China Hokkien) to be able to give out money or goods, to avoid looking stingy (used with 會／会 or 𣍐／𫧃)
- (Mainland China Hokkien) to pay expenses
noun
- skill displayed in making opening moves (in chess, martial arts, etc.)
- sleeve length
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