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唾手可得 (toe3 sau2 ho2 dak1) — get sth with extreme ease; be extremely easy to obtain [literal] as easy as spit on one's own hand [synonym] 垂手可得, 唾手可取 in Cantonese

toe˗₃唾sauˊ²手hoˊ²可dakˉ¹得
Mandarin Pinyin: tuo4 shou3 ke3 de2

Meaning of 唾手可得

nounget sth with extreme ease; be extremely easy to obtain [literal] as easy as spit on one's own hand [synonym] 垂手可得, 唾手可取

Characters in 唾手可得

唾to3
spit; spit on
手sau2
handy, portable; handwritten
可ho2
but; however; yet
得dak1
be satisfied/complacent

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