分手

Chinese

		to divide; minute; (a measure word) to divide; minute; (a measure word); (a unit of leng)	hand; convenient; ‑er
trad. (分手)		分	手
simp. #(分手)		分	手

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fēnshǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄣ ㄕㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fan¹ sau²

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): hun-chhiú

  (Teochew, Peng'im): bung¹ ciu²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fēnshǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄣ ㄕㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fenshǒu
    • Wade–Giles: fên¹-shou³
    • Yale: fēn-shǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fenshoou
    • Palladius: фэньшоу (fɛnʹšou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fən⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fēnshǒur
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄣ ㄕㄡˇㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fenshǒur
    • Wade–Giles: fên¹-shou³-ʼrh
    • Yale: fēn-shǒur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fenshooul
    • Palladius: фэньшоур (fɛnʹšour)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fən⁵⁵ ʂɤʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: fan¹ sau²
    • Yale: fān sáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fan¹ sau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: fen¹ seo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɐn⁵⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hun-chhiú
    • Tâi-lô: hun-tshiú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hunchiuo
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hun⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hun³³ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hun⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hun⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hun⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: bung¹ ciu²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pung tshiú
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /puŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sʰiu⁵²/

Verb

分手

1. to part; to become separated
2. (specifically) to break up; to end a relationship; to separate

   女友鬧分手／女友闹分手  ―  nǚyǒu nào fēnshǒu  ―  [their/my] girlfriend wants to break up

   不要開口閉口說分手。 [MSC, trad.]
   不要开口闭口说分手。 [MSC, simp.]

   Bùyào kāikǒubìkǒu shuō fēnshǒu. [Pinyin]

   Don't talk about breaking up all the time.

Synonyms

• 分 (fēn)
• 分開／分开 (fēnkāi)
• 吹 (chuī)

Derived terms

• 分手費／分手费