妙手

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 妙手(みょうしゅ) refers to a brilliant move or an ingenious way of handling a situation.
• Basic usage: It is used both for a move that reverses a game's position and for a solution no one else thought of.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 手 as a means
  • Here, 手 means a move or method rather than a body part and is read しゅ.
• An evaluative word
  • 妙手 carries a positive assessment that a move is ingenious and excellent.
  • This differs in evaluative direction from 奇妙, which describes something as strange.