袖手

袖手

Chinese

		sleeve	hand; convenient; ‑er
simp. and trad. (袖手)		袖	手

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiùshǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄡˇ

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhiu-sú

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xiùshǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄡˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiowshoou
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhiu-sú
    • Hakka Romanization System: qiu su`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: qiu⁴ su³
    • IPA: /t͡ɕʰi̯u⁵⁵ su³¹/

Verb

袖手

1. to put one's hands into the sleeves
2. to take a do-nothing attitude; to look on

Derived terms

袖手旁觀／袖手旁观 (xiùshǒu pángguān)