著手

See also: 着手

Chinese

		particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to fall asleep; to burn; particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like ‑ing ending; to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding; to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply; catch; receive; suffer	hand; convenient; ‑er
trad. (著手/着手)		著/着	手
simp. (着手)		着	手

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhuóshǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄕㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zoek⁶ sau²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tio̍k-chhiú / chia̍k-chhiú
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁷tsaq-seu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhuóshǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄕㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhuóshǒu
    • Wade–Giles: cho²-shou³
    • Yale: jwó-shǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jwoshoou
    • Palladius: чжошоу (čžošou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zoek⁶ sau²
    • Yale: jeuhk sáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoek⁹ sau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: zêg⁶ seo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sœːk̚² sɐu̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tio̍k-chhiú
    • Tâi-lô: tio̍k-tshiú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: diogchiuo
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /tiɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰiu⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰiu⁴¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɔk̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chia̍k-chhiú
    • Tâi-lô: tsia̍k-tshiú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciagchiuo
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁷tsaq-seu
    • MiniDict: tsah^入 seu
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴tsaq-seu
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡saʔ³³ sɤ⁴⁴/

Verb

著手

1. to set about (doing something); to start (a task)

   從哪兒著手卻是一個問題。 [MSC, trad.]
   从哪儿着手却是一个问题。 [MSC, simp.]

   Cóng nǎr zhuóshǒu quèshì yīge wèntí. [Pinyin]

   Where to start is indeed a problem.

Synonyms

• 下手 (xiàshǒu)
• 上手 (shàngshǒu)
• 入手 (rùshǒu)
• 動手／动手 (dòngshǒu)
• 喐手
• 著手／着手 (zhuóshǒu)
• 落手 (lok⁶ sau²) (Cantonese, Hokkien)
• 起手 (qǐshǒu)

 

Derived terms

• 著手成春／着手成春