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Jyutping sat1 sau2
Pinyin shī shǒu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. a slip
  2. miscalculation
  3. unwise move
  4. accidentally
  5. by mistake
  6. to lose control
  7. to be defeated
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (verb) Make a mistake
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    出乎意料​噉​失敗​咗​;​冇​平時​發揮​得​咁​好​,​結果​衰​咗
    to fail to accomplish something unexpectedly
    • 佢平時都做得幾好𠺝,今次應該係失手嘅啫。
      佢平时都做得几好𠺝,今次应该系失手嘅啫。
      keoi5 ping4 si4 dou1 zou6 dak1 gei2 hou2 gaak3, gam1 ci3 jing1 goi1 hai6 sat1 sau2 ge3 ze1.
      He usually works quite well. He just unexpectedly failed to do well this time.
  2. 近義詞
    撻Q
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, figuratively
    to slip; to miscalculate; to take an unwise move
  2. verb
    to lose control of one's hand and accidentally drop something
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢平时都做得几好𠺝,今次应该系失手嘅啫。
    佢平時都做得幾好𠺝,今次應該係失手嘅啫。
    keoi5 ping4 si4 dou1 zou6 dak1 gei2 hou2 gaak3, gam1 ci3 jing1 goi1 hai6 sat1 sau2 ge3 ze1.
    • He usually works quite well. He just unexpectedly failed to do well this time.
  2. Cantonese
    因为佢临场失手,令到本身垂手可得嘅奖牌就噉冇咗。
    因為佢臨場失手,令到本身垂手可得嘅獎牌就噉冇咗。
    jan1 wai4 keoi5 lam4 coeng4 sat1 sau2,ling6 dou3 bun2 san1 seoi4 sau2 ho2 dak1 ge3 zoeng2 paai4 zau6 gam2 mou5 zo2.
    • Since he played below par this time, he lost the medal which he supposed to get easily.
  3. Cantonese
    偶有失手
    偶有失手
    ngau5 jau5 sat1 sau2
    • to make mistakes occasionally