Meaning of 留一手
留一手 means hold back one's skills/knowledge; keep a trick up one's sleeve. Pronounced liú yī shǒu.
- hold back one's skills/knowledge; keep a trick up one's sleeve
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
chú厨
shī师
zhōng终
yú于
jué决
dìng定
bù不
liú留
yī一
shǒu手
，
bǎ把
zǔ祖
chuán传
mì秘
fāng方
chuán传
gěi给
le了
tú徒
dì弟
。
The old chef finally decided not to hold back and passed the family secret recipe to his apprentice.
Zài在
bǐ比
sài赛
zhōng中
，
tā他
kě可
néng能
hái还
liú留
le了
yī一
shǒu手
，
méi没
yǒu有
shǐ使
chū出
quán全
lì力
。
He might still be holding back some of his strength in the competition.
Tā他
jiāo教
tú徒
dì弟
shí时
cóng从
bù不
liú留
yī一
shǒu手
，
zǒng总
shì是
qīng倾
náng囊
xiāng相
shòu授
。
He never holds back when teaching his apprentices; he always teaches them everything he knows.
Zuò做
shī师
fu父
de的
yào要
dà大
qì气
，
bié别
zǒng总
xiǎng想
zhe着
liú留
yī一
shǒu手
。
A master should be generous and not always think about keeping a trick up their sleeve.
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