Definition
看家本领 literally means 'skill of watching the house', but it's a fixed idiom for one's special skill or specialty — the thing you are best at and can rely on in a pinch. It often implies a unique or closely guarded ability.
n.
one's special skillone's specialty
Examples
- 看家本领。Tā bǎ kān dōu ná chūlai le.He pulled out all his special skills.
- 看家本领。Pēngrèn shì tā de kān.Cooking is his specialty.
- 看家本领。Zhè cì bǐsài tā yòng le zìjǐ de kān.He used his own special skill in this competition.
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