手到擒來

Chinese

		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

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shǒudàoqínlái

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sau² dou³ kam⁴ loi⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shǒudàoqínlái
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄞˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shooudawchynlai
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shǒudàocínlái
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰin³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - 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 lɔːy̯²¹/

Idiom

手到擒來

to capture someone or something easily and effortlessly
to do something one is capable of easily and effortlessly

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