伸手

Chinese

		to stretch; to extend	hand; convenient; ‑er
simp. and trad. (伸手)		伸	手

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shēnshǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄣㄕㄡˇ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): san¹ sau²

(Taishan, Wiktionary): sin¹ siu²
Northern Min (KCR): suíng-siǔ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sin-chhiú / chhng-chhiú / chhun-chhiú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shēnshǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄣㄕㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shenshǒu
  - Wade–Giles: shên¹-shou³
  - Yale: shēn-shǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenshoou
  - Palladius: шэньшоу (šɛnʹšou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂən⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    伸手
    身手
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shēnshǒur
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄣㄕㄡˇㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shenshǒur
  - Wade–Giles: shên¹-shou³-ʼrh
  - Yale: shēn-shǒur
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenshooul
  - Palladius: шэньшоур (šɛnʹšour)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂən⁵⁵ ʂɤʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: san¹ sau²
  - Yale: sān sáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: san¹ sau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: sen¹ seo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐn⁵⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    新手
    身手
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: sin¹ siu²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sin³³ siu⁵⁵/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: suíng-siǔ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /suiŋ⁵⁴ siu²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sin-chhiú
  - Tâi-lô: sin-tshiú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sinchiuo
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sin³³ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /sin⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhng-chhiú
  - Tâi-lô: tshng-tshiú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhngchiuo
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰŋ̍³³ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhun-chhiú
  - Tâi-lô: tshun-tshiú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhunchiuo
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰun⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰun⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰun⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

Verb

伸手

to extend out one's hand
(figurative) to ask for charity; to ask for handouts
(figurative) to meddle in; to interfere

Synonyms

(to meddle):

問／问 (wèn) (literary, or in compounds)
干涉 (gānshè)
干預 (gānyù)
插手 (chāshǒu)
插跤 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
沓滴 (Xiamen Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
過問／过问 (guòwèn)
鬥插／斗插 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
鬥插手／斗插手 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)

Derived terms

伸手不打笑面人
伸手不見五指／伸手不见五指 (shēnshǒu bù jiàn wǔzhǐ)
伸手牌
棺材裡伸手／棺材里伸手
水來伸手，飯來張口／水来伸手，饭来张口
衣來伸手，飯來張口／衣来伸手，饭来张口 (yīláishēnshǒu, fànláizhāngkǒu)
飯來張口，茶來伸手／饭来张口，茶来伸手
飯來張口，衣來伸手／饭来张口，衣来伸手