著手

See also: 着手

Chinese

		particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to fall asleep; to burn; particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like ‑ing ending; to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding; to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply; catch; receive; suffer	hand; convenient; ‑er
trad. (著手/着手)		著/着	手
simp. (着手)		着	手

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhuóshǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄕㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zoek⁶ sau²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tio̍k-chhiú / chia̍k-chhiú
Wu (Wugniu)
- (Northern): ⁷tsaq-seu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhuóshǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄕㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhuóshǒu
  - Wade–Giles: cho²-shou³
  - Yale: jwó-shǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jwoshoou
  - Palladius: чжошоу (čžošou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zoek⁶ sau²
  - Yale: jeuhk sáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzoek⁹ sau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: zêg⁶ seo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sœːk̚² sɐu̯³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tio̍k-chhiú
  - Tâi-lô: tio̍k-tshiú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diogchiuo
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /tiɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰiu⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰiu⁴¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɔk̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chia̍k-chhiú
  - Tâi-lô: tsia̍k-tshiú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciagchiuo
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³/
Wu
- (Shanghai):
  - Wugniu: ⁷tsaq-seu
  - MiniDict: tsah^入 seu
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴tsaq-seu
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡saʔ³³ sɤ⁴⁴/

Verb

著手

to set about (doing something); to start (a task)
從哪兒著手卻是一個問題。 [MSC, trad.]
从哪儿着手却是一个问题。 [MSC, simp.]
Cóng nǎr zhuóshǒu quèshì yīge wèntí. [Pinyin]
Where to start is indeed a problem.

Synonyms

下手 (xiàshǒu)
上手 (shàngshǒu)
入手 (rùshǒu)
動手／动手 (dòngshǒu)
喐手
著手／着手 (zhuóshǒu)
落手 (lok⁶ sau²) (Cantonese, Hokkien)
起手 (qǐshǒu)

Derived terms

著手成春／着手成春

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