玉手

Chinese

		jade	hand; convenient; ‑er
simp. and trad. (玉手)		玉	手

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yùshǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄕㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): juk⁶ sau²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yùshǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄕㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yùshǒu
  - Wade–Giles: yü⁴-shou³
  - Yale: yù-shǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuhshoou
  - Palladius: юйшоу (jujšou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: juk⁶ sau²
  - Yale: yuhk sáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: juk⁹ sau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yug⁶ seo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jʊk̚² sɐu̯³⁵/

Noun

玉手

(literary) fair and beautiful hand

Derived terms

晶瑩玉手／晶莹玉手
纖纖玉手／纤纤玉手 (xiānxiānyùshǒu)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (玉手):

→ Japanese: 玉手(ぎょくしゅ) (gyokushu)
→ Korean: 옥수(玉手) (oksu)

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.