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遊刃有餘 (jau4 jan6 jau5 jyu4) — handling a butcher's cleaver with ease (idiom); to do sth skillfully and easily in Cantonese

jauˎ₄遊janˍ₆刃jauˏ₅有jyuˎ₄餘
简 游刃有余
Mandarin Pinyin: you2 ren4 you3 yu2

Meaning of 遊刃有餘

nounhandling a butcher's cleaver with ease (idiom); to do sth skillfully and easily

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Example Sentences with 遊刃有餘

keoiˏ₅佢zouˍ₆做jeˏ₅嘢houˊ²好jauˎ₄遊banˍ₆刃jauˏ₅有jyuˎ₄餘。
He handles his work with ease.
niˉ¹呢fanˍ₆份gungˉ¹工ngoˏ₅我jauˎ₄遊banˍ₆刃jauˏ₅有jyuˎ₄餘。
I can handle this job easily.
keoiˏ₅佢hokˍ₆學jeˏ₅嘢houˊ²好faai3,快，houˊ²好jauˎ₄遊banˍ₆刃jauˏ₅有jyuˎ₄餘。
He learns very fast, effortlessly.
keoiˏ₅佢gongˊ²講jeˏ₅嘢houˊ²好jauˎ₄遊banˍ₆刃jauˏ₅有jyuˎ₄餘。
He speaks very smoothly.
niˉ¹呢coengˎ₄場biuˊ²表jinˊ²演keoiˏ₅佢jauˎ₄遊banˍ₆刃jauˏ₅有jyuˎ₄餘。
She performed this show with great ease.
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Characters in 遊刃有餘

遊jau4
befriend; associate with
刃jan6
blade or edge of a knife, sword, etc
有jau5
there is; exist; be present
餘jyu4
spare time after an event

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