拍爛手掌

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Chinese

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to clap; to pat; to beat
to clap; to pat; to beat; to hit; to slap; to take (a picture)
 
rotten; decayed; well-cooked
rotten; decayed; well-cooked; mushy; broken; bad; to decay; completely
 
palm
trad. (拍爛手掌) 手掌
simp. (拍烂手掌) 手掌
Literally: “to clap one's hands until they are destroyed”.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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拍爛⫽手掌 (verb-object)

  1. (Cantonese) to applaud intensively; to highly appreciate