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對手

简对手 · 繁對手

Mandarin · pinyin duì shǒu

opponent
rival
competitor
(well-matched) adversary
match

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對: duì · correct, right; facing, opposed
手: shǒu · hand
对: duì · correct, right; facing, opposed

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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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