隻手

隻手

Chinese

		(a measure word, for birds and some animals, for one of a pair); single	hand; convenient; ‑er
trad. (隻手)		隻	手
simp. (只手)		只	手

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhīshǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄓ ㄕㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zek³ sau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhīshǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄓ ㄕㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhihshǒu
    • Wade–Giles: chih¹-shou³
    • Yale: jr̄-shǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyshoou
    • Palladius: чжишоу (čžišou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zek³ sau²
    • Yale: jek sáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzek⁸ sau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: zég³ seo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɛːk̚³ sɐu̯³⁵/

Noun

隻手

1. (literary) single hand; single arm

Adverb

隻手

1. single-handedly; unassistedly

Synonyms

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一力 (yīlì) 自力 (zìlì) 匹馬單槍／匹马单枪 (pǐmǎdānqiāng) 單人獨馬／单人独马 (dānréndúmǎ)

單兵獨馬／单兵独马 (dānbīngdúmǎ) 單槍匹馬／单枪匹马 (dānqiāngpǐmǎ) 獨力／独力 (dúlì)

Derived terms

隻手擎天／只手擎天

隻手遮天／只手遮天 (zhīshǒuzhētiān)