手到拈来 in English shou3 dao4 nian1 lai2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to strand so onh a hand and grab it (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically easy to do

Simplified Characters

手 到 拈 来

Traditional Characters

手 到 拈 來

Pinyin

shou3 dao4 nian1 lai2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

手shou3hand 到dao4to (a place) 拈nian1to nip 来lai2to come