巴掌心里长胡须，老手巴掌心裡長鬍鬚，老手巴掌心裏長鬍鬚，老手

a beard growing in the palm of the hand: an old hand

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Describes a very experienced, seasoned person. Approving or humorous.
Wordplay: 老手 (lǎoshǒu) means literally an aged hand, and figuratively an experienced person.

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Simplified: 巴掌心里长胡须，老手
Traditional (Taiwan): 巴掌心裡長鬍鬚，老手
Traditional (Hong Kong): 巴掌心裏長鬍鬚，老手
Pinyin: bāzhang xīnli zhǎng húxū, lǎoshǒu
Bopomofo: ㄅㄚ ˙ㄓㄤㄒㄧㄣ ˙ㄌㄧㄓㄤˇ ㄏㄨˊ ㄒㄩ，ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄡˇ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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