覆手

覆手

Chinese

		to cover; to overflow; to reply to a letter to cover; to overflow; to reply to a letter; to overturn; to capsize	hand; convenient; ‑er
simp. and trad. (覆手)		覆	手
variant forms		复手 nonstandard simplified

The fushou of a Chinese yueqin

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fùshǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fuk¹ sau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: fùshǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fuhshoou
    • IPA ^(key): /fu⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: fuk¹ sau²
    • Yale: fūk sáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fuk⁷ sau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: fug¹ seo²
    • IPA ^(key): /fʊk̚⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/

Verb

覆手

1. to turn the hand palm down

Noun

覆手

1. (music) a part of some lute-type string instruments from China and elsewhere in East and Southeast Asia, which is glued to the soundboard near the tail of the instrument, and to which the strings are tied through holes