yī shǒu
a skill
mastery of a trade
by oneself
without outside help
lòu yī shǒu
to show off one's abilities
to exhibit one's skills
liú yī shǒu
to hold back a trick
not to divulge all one's trade secrets
yī shǒu jiāo qián , yī shǒu jiāo huò
lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (common saying); to pay for what you want in cash
fig. simple and direct transaction
yī shǒu jiāo qián , yī shǒu jiāo huò
lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)
fig. to pay for what you want in cash
simple and direct transaction
yī shǒu bāo bàn
to take care of a matter all by oneself
to run the whole show
yī shǒu zhē tiān
lit. to hide the sky with one hand
to hide the truth from the masses
yǒu yī shǒu
to have a skill
to have a lot on the ball
to have an affair