平ひら手て

noun

palm; open hand

Refers to the flat of the hand, often in contexts like slapping, striking, or holding something with an open palm.

• 彼かれは怒おこって平ひら手てで机つくえを叩たたいた。

  He angrily slapped the desk with his open hand.

• 平ひら手てで顔かおを打うたれた。

  I was struck on the face with an open palm.

noun

playing on equal terms; no handicap

Shogi term for a game without handicap, where both players start with equal pieces. Also used figuratively for any fair, even contest.

• 今日きょうは平ひら手てで指さしましょう。

  Let's play a game without handicap today.

• 平ひら手ての勝しょう負ぶなら、どちらが勝かつかわからない。

  If it's a match on equal terms, it's hard to say who will win.