手緊

Chinese

		hand; convenient; ‑er	tight; nervous; strict
trad. (手緊)		手	緊
simp. (手紧)		手	紧
anagram		緊手／紧手

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shǒujǐn

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄣˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sau² gan²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shǒujǐn [Phonetic: shóujǐn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄣˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shǒujǐn
    • Wade–Giles: shou³-chin³
    • Yale: shǒu-jǐn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shooujiin
    • Palladius: шоуцзинь (šouczinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sau² gan²
    • Yale: sáu gán
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sau² gan²
    • Guangdong Romanization: seo² gen²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯³⁵ kɐn³⁵/

Adjective

手緊

1. tight-fisted; reluctant to spend money
2. hard up; short of money

Synonyms

• (short of money): 手頭緊／手头紧 (shǒutóu jǐn); (Hokkien) 手頭絚／手头𰬌