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第一把手 (dai6 jat1 baa2 sau2) — first in command; number one man; a person holding primary responsibility in Cantonese

daiˍ₆第jatˉ¹一baaˊ²把sauˊ²手
Mandarin Pinyin: di4 yi1 ba3 shou3

Meaning of 第一把手

nounfirst in command; number one man; a person holding primary responsibility
nounFirst in command

Characters in 第一把手

第dai6
place (e.g. on the imperial examination)
一jat1
one; a; an; the
把baa2
handle; hold; grip
手sau2
handy, portable; handwritten

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