拿手好戏

Traditional: 拿手好戲

ná shǒu hǎo xì

Dictionary entry

the role an actor plays best (idiom)

What does 拿手好戏 mean?

拿手好戏 (ná shǒu hǎo xì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1the role an actor plays best (idiom)

2(fig.) one's specialty

3one's forte

Character breakdown

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拿náold variant of 拿[na2]手shǒuhand · (formal) to hold 好hǎogood · appropriate; proper 戏xìvariant of 戲|戏[xi4]

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拿手好戏

ná shǒu hǎo xì

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