手下 [－－]

Jyutping sau2 haa6
Pinyin shǒu xià

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. under one's control or administration
  2. subordinates
  3. (money etc) on hand
  4. sb's financial means
  5. when taking action
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (noun) Assistant
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    喺​某人​領導​下​做​嘢​嘅​人​（​量​詞​：​個​／​班​）
    subordinate; someone who works under one's leadership; underling
    • 叫你啲手下唔好咁衝動呀。
      叫你啲手下唔好咁冲动呀。
      giu3 nei5 di1 sau2 haa6 m4 hou2 gam3 cung1 dung6 aa3.
      Go tell your guys don't act on impulse.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    right beside one; on hand; at hand
  2. noun
    subordinate; underling
  3. noun
    under the leadership of; under the direction of; subordinate to
  4. noun
    personal financial situation; finances
    (syn.) 手头, 手頭
  5. noun
    when taking action; when going about something
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    与其让我在他手下干，我宁愿辞职。
    與其讓我在他手下幹，我寧願辭職。
    yǔ qí ràng wǒ zài tā shǒu xià gàn ， wǒ nìng yuàn cí zhí 。
    • I would rather quit than work under him.
  2. Mandarin
    他是我的手下。
    他是我的手下。
    tā shì wǒ de shǒu xià 。
    • He's my underling.
  3. Mandarin
    我在她手下工作。
    我在她手下工作。
    wǒ zài tā shǒu xià gōng zuò 。
    • I work under her.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我认输喇，请你手下留情啦。
    我認輸喇，請你手下留情啦。
    ngo5 jing6 syu1 laa3, ceng2 nei5 sau2 haa6 lau4 cing4 laa1.
    • I'll give up, please show some mercy.
  2. Cantonese
    老板, 唔好样样野都亲力亲为啦! 分啲俾手下做啦!
    老闆, 唔好樣樣野都親力親為啦! 分啲俾手下做啦!
    yue:老闆, 唔好樣樣野都親力親為啦! 分啲俾手下做啦!
    • Boss, don't do everything yourself! Let your people do some of the work!
  3. Cantonese
    叫你啲手下唔好咁冲动呀。
    叫你啲手下唔好咁衝動呀。
    giu3 nei5 di1 sau2 haa6 m4 hou2 gam3 cung1 dung6 aa3.
    • Go tell your guys don't act on impulse.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    过了些日子，那几个受过高等教育的年轻人知道了强的底细，心里就起毛说，就凭我们的学历，怎能窝在他手下？
    過了些日子，那幾個受過高等教育的年輕人知道了強的底細，心裏就起毛説，就憑我們的學歷，怎能窩在他手下？
    guò le xiē rì zi ， nà jǐ ge shòu guò gāo děng jiào yù de nián qīng rén zhī dào le qiáng de dǐ xì ， xīn lǐ jiù qǐ máo shuō ， jiù píng wǒ men de xué lì ， zěn néng wō zài tā shǒu xià ？
    • After a few days, those few youngsters who had received higher education learned of Qiang's background, so they felt disconcerted and said, "On the basis of our educational background, how could we stay under him?"
  2. Cantonese
    我啲手下办事不力，好对唔住。
    我啲手下办事不力，好对唔住。
    ngo5 di1 sau2 haa6 baan6 si6 bat1 lik6, hou2 deoi3 m4 zyu6.
    • My subordinates did not do a good job, so sorry.