收手

收手

Chinese

		to receive; to accept; to collect to receive; to accept; to collect; in care of (used on address line after name)	hand; convenient; ‑er
simp. and trad. (收手)		收	手

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shōushǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄡ ㄕㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sau¹ sau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: shōushǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄡ ㄕㄡˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoushoou
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shoushǒu
    • Wade–Giles: shou1-shou3
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: sau¹ sau²
    • Yale: sāu sáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sau¹ sau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: seo¹ seo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯⁵⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/

Verb

收⫽手 (verb-object)

1. to stop (what one is doing); to give up

Synonyms

• 住手 (zhùshǒu)
• 罷手／罢手 (bàshǒu)