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手高手低 — “To distribute items by hand or with ordinary utensils”

手高手低 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to distribute items by hand or with ordinary utensils”. Resulting in slight variations or an uneven distribution.

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手高手低 Pronunciation and Pinyin

手高手低 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
手
shǒu4hand, skill, person, handy
高
gāo10high, tall, elevated
手
shǒu4hand, skill, person, handy
低
dī7low, lower, or humble

Example Sentence with 手高手低

大家分发糖果时,虽然每个人都尽力做到公平,但手高手低,总有些许差异。
When everyone was distributing the candies, although each person tried their best to be fair, due to "shou gao shou di," there were always slight differences.

Idioms Related to 手高手低

More idioms starting with 手

  • shǒu手xià下liú留qíng情show mercy or leniency
  • shǒu手xià下bài败jiàng将one's defeated opponent
  • shǒu手bù不tíng停huī挥write continuously
  • shǒu手bù不tíng停háo毫write continuously without stopping
  • shǒu手bù不yīng应xīn心willing but unable
  • shǒu手bù不chuò辍juǎn卷always studying diligently
  • shǒu手bù不shì释shū书always reading diligently
  • shǒu手bù不shì释juàn卷always reading
  • shǒu手dào到niān拈lái来easily done
  • shǒu手dào到ná拿lái来easily accomplished or obtained
  • shǒu手dào到qín擒lái来achieve success effortlessly
  • shǒu手dào到bìng病chú除cure instantly with great skill

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Questions about 手高手低

What does 手高手低 mean?

手高手低 (shǒu gāo shǒu dī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to distribute items by hand or with ordinary utensils”.

How do you pronounce 手高手低?

手高手低 is pronounced shǒu gāo shǒu dī in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 手高手低?

形容用手或用一般的器皿分东西,难免多少有出入。

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