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Japanese
Etymology 1
Idiom
掌を返す • (tenohira o kaesu)
- to flip-flop; to do an about-face; to flip over one's hand
- 彼女の態度は掌を返すように変える。
- Kanojo no taido wa tenohira o kaesu yō ni kaeru.
- Her attitude changes suddenly.
Etymology 2
Compare Chinese 易如反掌 (yì rú fǎn zhǎng)
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| 掌を反す
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Idiom
掌を返す • (tanagokoro o kaesu)
- to do something easy as turning one's hand over
- この問題は君にとって掌を返すようだ。
- Kono mondai wa kimi ni totte tanagokoro o kaesu yō da.
- This problems seems as easy as turning one’s hand over for you.
- to flip-flop; to do an about-face; to flip over one's hand