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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shǒudàoqínlái
    • 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/
• 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/

Idiom

手到擒來

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