一手 jat¹ sau² {yīshǒu}

(noun) (of info, trade etc.) 1. Firsthand; (figurative) 2. So much work on hands

一手 jat¹ sau² {yī shǒu}

1. a skill
2. mastery of a trade
3. by oneself
4. without outside help

一手交錢〔---钱〕 jat¹ sau² gaau¹ cin² {yī shǒu jiāo qián}

Pay the money and receive the cargo at the same time

一手一腳〔---脚〕 jat¹ sau² jat¹ goek³ {yī shǒu yì jiǎo}

(noun) one hand and one leg; (slang) someone's own works; someone works alone; to do something from scratch

一手包辦〔---办〕 jat¹ sau² baau¹ baan⁶ {yī shǒu bāo bàn}

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

一手遮天 jat¹ sau² ze¹ tin¹ {yī shǒu zhē tiān}

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

一手交錢，一手交貨〔---钱----货〕 jat¹ sau² gaau¹ cin² ，jat¹ sau² gaau¹ fo³ {yī shǒu jiāo qián , yī shǒu jiāo huò}

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