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一yī 手shǒu

a skill
mastery of a trade
by oneself
without outside help

🖌️ 一 Strokes 🖌️ 手 Strokes

露lòu 一yī 手shǒu

to show off one's abilities
to exhibit one's skills

🖌️ 露 Strokes 🖌️ 一 Strokes 🖌️ 手 Strokes

有yǒu 一yī 手shǒu

to have a skill
to have a lot on the ball
to have an affair

🖌️ 有 Strokes 🖌️ 一 Strokes 🖌️ 手 Strokes

留líu 一yī 手shǒu

to deliberately withhold essential knowledge or skills as strategic insurance (typically to maintain leverage, avoid being replaced, or preserve authority in hierarchical relationships)

🖌️ 留 Strokes 🖌️ 一 Strokes 🖌️ 手 Strokes

第dì 一yī 手shǒu

first-hand

🖌️ 第 Strokes 🖌️ 一 Strokes 🖌️ 手 Strokes

一yī 手shǒu 包bāo 办bàn

Trad. 一手包辦

to take care of a matter all by oneself
to run the whole show

🖌️ 一 Strokes 🖌️ 手 Strokes 🖌️ 包 Strokes 🖌️ 办 Strokes

一yī 手shǒu 遮zhē 天tiān

lit. to hide the sky with one hand
to hide the truth from the masses

🖌️ 一 Strokes 🖌️ 手 Strokes 🖌️ 遮 Strokes 🖌️ 天 Strokes

一yī 手shǒu 交jiāo 钱qián，一yī 手shǒu 交jiāo 货huò

Trad. 一手交錢，一手交貨

lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)
fig. to pay for what you want in cash
simple and direct transaction

🖌️ 一 Strokes 🖌️ 手 Strokes 🖌️ 交 Strokes 🖌️ 钱 Strokes 🖌️ 一 Strokes 🖌️ 手 Strokes 🖌️ 交 Strokes 🖌️ 货 Strokes