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唾手可得

tuòshǒukědé

easily obtained
readily available

extremely easy to obtain; at one's fingertips

唾手，往手上吐唾沫。唾手可得比喻容易得到。《三國演義．第七回》：「韓馥無謀之輩，必請將軍領州事；就中取事，唾手可得。」《文明小史．第四一回》：「以為這學堂教習一事唾手可得，那知回家數月，到處求人，只因未曾走這康太守的門路，所以一直未就。」也作「唾手可取」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

saliva
to spit

hand
(formal) to hold
person engaged in certain types of work
person skilled in certain types of work
personal(ly)
convenient
classifier for skill

classifiers: 雙, 隻

to be able to get; to be accessible; to be available

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