白手 [－－]

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Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. empty-handed; start with nothing (spoken)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    兩手​空空​；​又​比喻​由​零開始​。
    with empty handed; to start from nothing (literally: white hands)
    • 白手興家
      白手兴家
      start empty-handed; build up from nothing
    • 白手奪刀
      白手夺刀
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv
    with bare hands; being empty-handed; from nothing; from scratch
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    林肯总统就是我们所谓白手起家的男人。
    林肯總統就是我們所謂白手起家的男人。
    lín kěn zǒng tǒng jiù shì wǒ men suǒ wèi bái shǒu qǐ jiā de nán rén 。
    • President Lincoln was what we call a self-made man.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    商界有唔少白手兴家嘅有钱人，李嘉诚就系其中嘅佼佼者。
    商界有唔少白手興家嘅有錢人，李嘉誠就係其中嘅佼佼者。
    soeng1 gaai3 jau5 m4 siu2 baak6 sau2 hing1 gaa1 ge3 jau5 cin2 jan4, lei5 gaa1 sing4 zau6 hai6 kei4 zung1 ge3 gaau2 gaau2 ze2.
    • There are plenty of tycoons in the business world, Lee Ka Sing is one of the most outstanding ones.
  2. Cantonese
    而家好多犯罪集团经常利用白手套帮佢哋洗钱。
    而家好多犯罪集團經常利用白手套幫佢哋洗錢。
    ji4 gaa1 hou2 do1 faan6 zeoi6 zaap6 tyun4 ging1 soeng4 lei6 jung6 baak6 sau2 tou3 bong1 keoi5 dei6 sai2 cin4
    • Nowadays, many criminal organizations always use "white gloves" service to help them do money laundering.
  3. Cantonese
    白手兴家嘅百万富翁
    白手興家嘅百萬富翁
    baak6 sau2 hing1 gaa1 ge3 baak3 maan6 fu3 jung1
    • a self-made millionaire
  4. Cantonese
    白手兴家
    白手興家
    • start empty-handed; build up from nothing
  5. Cantonese
    佢白手兴家，喺呢行打滚二十年，而家已经系业界嘅龙头喇。
    佢白手興家，喺呢行打滾二十年，而家已經係業界嘅龍頭喇。
    keoi5 baak6 sau2 hing1 gaa1, hai2 ni1 hong4 daa2 gwan2 ji6 sap6 nin4, ji4 gaa1 ji5 ging1 hai6 jip6 gaai3 ge3 lung4 tau4 laa3.
    • He started his business from scratch, after 20 years, he is now the leader of the industry.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    白手夺刀
    白手奪刀