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Chinese
1.1
Pronunciation
1.2
Verb
1.2.1
Synonyms
1.3
Adverb
Chinese
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fold hands in salute; to arch
hand; convenient; ‑er
simp.
and
trad.
(
拱手
)
拱
手
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
gǒngshǒu
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄍㄨㄥˇ ㄕㄡˇ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
gung
2
sau
2
Southern Min
(
Hokkien
,
POJ
)
:
kióng-chhiú
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
gǒngshǒu
[Phonetic:
góng
shǒu]
Zhuyin
:
ㄍㄨㄥˇ ㄕㄡˇ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
gǒngshǒu
Wade–Giles
:
kung
3
-shou
3
Yale
:
gǔng-shǒu
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
goongshoou
Palladius
:
гуншоу
(gunšou)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/kʊŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
gung
2
sau
2
Yale
:
gúng sáu
Cantonese Pinyin
:
gung
2
sau
2
Guangdong Romanization
:
gung
2
seo
2
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/kʊŋ³⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/
Southern Min
(
Hokkien
)
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
:
kióng-chhiú
Tâi-lô
:
kióng-tshiú
Phofsit Daibuun
:
kiofngchiuo
IPA
(
Xiamen
)
:
/kiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/
IPA
(
Quanzhou
)
:
/kiɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/
IPA
(
Zhangzhou
)
:
/kiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/
IPA
(
Taipei
)
:
/kiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/
IPA
(
Kaohsiung
)
:
/kiɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/
Verb
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拱手
(
literary
,
literally
)
to
clasp
one
's
hands
in
front
of
one
's
chest
as a
gesture
of
courtesy
; to
perform
a
cupped
-hand
salute
Synonyms
edit
(
literary
)
斂手
/
敛手
(
liànshǒu
)
Adverb
edit
拱手
(
literary
,
figuratively
)
easily
;
without
difficulty
;
without
resistance