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有一手

Mandarin · pinyin yǒu yī shǒu

to have a skill
to have a lot on the ball
to have an affair

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有: yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
一: yī · one; a, an; alone
手: shǒu · hand

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3–1–3 · you3 yi1 shou3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jau5 jat1 sau2

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verb

to have a skill; to have a way with
(now rare in Standard Chinese) to have an affair (secretly)

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