手急眼快

Cantonese · source Jyutpingsau2 gap1 ngaan5 faai3

Meanings

  1. adj; literally be deft of hand and quick of eye, it mean act dexterously, react quickly
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Same syllable, six tones

ngaanngaan1—ngaan2—ngaan3—颜ngaan4color眼ngaan5eye雁ngaan6wild goose
faaifaai1—faai2—块faai3lumpfaai4—faai5—faai6—

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: shou3 ji2 yan3 kuai4. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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sau2 gap1 ngaan5 faai3

Cantonese word readings for 手急眼快. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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Exact source record & identity手急眼快 手急眼快 [shou3 ji2 yan3 kuai4] {sau2 gap1 ngaan5 faai3} /adj; literally be deft of hand and quick of eye, it mean act dexterously, react quickly/

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