搭把手

Chinese

		build (scaffolding); take (boat, train); hang build (scaffolding); take (boat, train); hang; join; match; take passage	handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object) handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object); to hold; to contain; to grasp; to take hold of	hand; convenient; ‑er
trad. (搭把手)		搭	把	手
simp. #(搭把手)		搭	把	手

Etymology

Note that 把 (bǎ) is a counter for 手 (shǒu), unrelated to 把手 (bǎshǒu).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dābǎshǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚ ㄅㄚˇ ㄕㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): daap³ baa² sau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dābǎshǒu [Phonetic: dābáshǒu]
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄚ ㄅㄚˇ ㄕㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dabǎshǒu
    • Wade–Giles: ta¹-pa³-shou³
    • Yale: dā-bǎ-shǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dabaashoou
    • Palladius: дабашоу (dabašou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä⁵⁵ pä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: daap³ baa² sau²
    • Yale: daap bá sáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: daap⁸ baa² sau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: dab³ ba² seo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːp̚³ paː³⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/

Verb

搭⫽把手 (verb-object)

1. (colloquial, intransitive) to help; to assist