手て拍びょう子し

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

beating time with hands; clapping to the beat

Refers to rhythmic hand-clapping, often as accompaniment to music or to keep time. Can be used as a noun or with する.

• 観かん客きゃくが手て拍びょう子しで演えん奏そうに合あわせた。

  The audience clapped along with the performance.

• みんなで手て拍びょう子しをしながら歌うたを歌うたった。

  We sang a song while clapping our hands to the beat.

noun

careless move (go, shogi); thoughtless response

Used in board games like go or shogi for a move made without proper thought, often in reaction to the opponent's last move. Figuratively, it can describe any hasty, unthinking response.

• 相あい手ての手てにすぐ反はん応のうして手て拍びょう子しで打うってしまい、形けい勢せいを悪わるくした。

  I responded immediately to my opponent's move and played a careless move, worsening my position.

• 議ぎ論ろんで手て拍びょう子しの反はん論ろんをすると、かえって不ふ利りになる。

  If you make a thoughtless rebuttal in a debate, you'll end up at a disadvantage.