掌心上长毛，老手掌心上長毛，老手掌心上長毛，老手

hair growing on the palm: 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 person. Humorous.
Wordplay: 老手 (lǎoshǒu) means an old hand, an expert, with 手 also read literally as the hand.

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Simplified: 掌心上长毛，老手
Traditional (Taiwan): 掌心上長毛，老手
Pinyin: zhǎngxīn shang chángmáo, lǎoshǒu
Pinyin (Taiwan): zhǎngxīn shàng chángmáo, lǎoshǒu
Bopomofo: ㄓㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄣㄕㄤˋ ㄔㄤˊ ㄇㄠˊ，ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄡˇ

Written with HSK 1 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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