手到擒來
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Chinese
[edit]| hand; convenient; ‑er | to (a place); until (a time); up to to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive |
capture | to come | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (手到擒來) | 手 | 到 | 擒 | 來 | |
| simp. (手到擒来) | 手 | 到 | 擒 | 来 | |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄞˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shǒudàocínlái
- Wade–Giles: shou3-tao4-chʻin2-lai2
- Yale: shǒu-dàu-chín-lái
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shooudawchynlai
- Palladius: шоудаоциньлай (šoudaocinʹlaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰin³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sau2 dou3 kam4 loi4
- Yale: sáu dou kàhm lòih
- Cantonese Pinyin: sau2 dou3 kam4 loi4
- Guangdong Romanization: seo2 dou3 kem4 loi4
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐu̯³⁵ tou̯³³ kʰɐm²¹ lɔːi̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]手到擒來
- to capture someone or something or do something easily and effortlessly