唾手可得

Chinese

		saliva; spit at	hand; convenient; ‑er	can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)	get; obtain; gain get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to
trad. (唾手可得)		唾	手	可	得
simp. #(唾手可得)		唾	手	可	得
Literally: “easy to obtain like spitting on one's hand”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tuòshǒukědé

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄉㄜˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): toe³ sau² ho² dak¹ / to³ sau² ho² dak¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tuòshǒukědé [Phonetic: tuòshóukědé]
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄉㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tuòshǒukědé
    • Wade–Giles: tʻo⁴-shou³-kʻo³-tê²
    • Yale: twò-shǒu-kě-dé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tuohshooukeeder
    • Palladius: тошоукэдэ (tošoukɛdɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɤ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: toe³ sau² ho² dak¹ / to³ sau² ho² dak¹
    • Yale: teu sáu hó dāk / to sáu hó dāk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: toe³ sau² ho² dak⁷ / to³ sau² ho² dak⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: tê³ seo² ho² deg¹ / to³ seo² ho² deg¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰœː³³ sɐu̯³⁵ hɔː³⁵ tɐk̚⁵/, /tʰɔː³³ sɐu̯³⁵ hɔː³⁵ tɐk̚⁵/

Idiom

唾手可得

1. extremely easy to obtain; at one's fingertips

Synonyms

• (Taiwan) 垂手可得 (chuíshǒukědé)