faan2 sau2反手
Jyutpingfaan2 sau2
Yalefáan sáu
Definition
Backhand; holding a racket with the back of the hand facing forward in racket sports.
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How it's used
Primarily used in racket sports like badminton, tennis, and table tennis to describe the stroke or the grip style. It functions as both a noun for the technique and an adverbial modifier for the action of hitting. When describing the physical grip, it is often paired with verbs like 揸 to indicate how the player holds the equipment.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the metaphorical use of 反手 in other contexts, such as the idiom 反手一巴, which refers to a backhanded slap or a sudden, unexpected counter-action in a social or argumentative context.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
