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Chinese
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hand; convenient; ‑er
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foot; to be sufficient
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simp. and trad.
(手足)
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手
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足
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Pronunciation
| Rime
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| Character
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手
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足
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足
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/2
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2/2
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| Initial (聲)
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書 (26)
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精 (13)
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精 (13)
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| Final (韻)
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尤 (136)
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虞 (24)
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鍾 (8)
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| Tone (調)
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Rising (X)
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Departing (H)
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Checked (Ø)
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| Openness (開合)
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Open
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Closed
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Open
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| Division (等)
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III
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III
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III
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| Fanqie
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書九切
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子句切
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即玉切
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| Baxter
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syuwX
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tsjuH
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tsjowk
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| Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang
Shangfang
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/ɕɨuX/
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/t͡sɨoH/
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/t͡sɨok̚/
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Pan
Wuyun
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/ɕiuX/
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/t͡sioH/
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/t͡siok̚/
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Shao
Rongfen
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/ɕiəuX/
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/t͡sioH/
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/t͡siok̚/
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Edwin
Pulleyblank
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/ɕuwX/
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/t͡suə̆H/
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/t͡suawk̚/
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Li
Rong
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/ɕiuX/
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/t͡sioH/
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/t͡siok̚/
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Wang
Li
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/ɕĭəuX/
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/t͡sĭuH/
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/t͡sĭwok̚/
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Bernard
Karlgren
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/ɕi̯ə̯uX/
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/t͡si̯uH/
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/t͡si̯wok̚/
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Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
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shǒu
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jù
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zu
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Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
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sau2
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zeoi3
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zuk1
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Noun
手足
- (literally) hands and feet
- (figurative, literary) parts of the same body; people who are inseparable or intimately connected
- (figurative) brothers
- (figurative) accomplices; retinue; henchmen
- (neologism, HK politics) fellow Hong Kong protestors
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
兄弟 (“brothers”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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兄弟, 手足, 昆仲, 昆季
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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兄弟
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| Mandarin
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Beijing
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哥兒, 弟兄
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| Taiwan
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兄弟
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| Jinan
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弟兄, 弟兄們, 兄弟
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| Xi'an
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弟兄
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| Wuhan
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弟兄, 兄弟
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| Chengdu
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弟兄
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| Yangzhou
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弟兄
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| Hefei
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弟兄, 兄弟
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| Malaysia
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兄弟
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| Singapore
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兄弟
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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兄弟
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| Hong Kong
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兄弟
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| Taishan
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兄弟
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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兄弟
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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兄弟
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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兄弟
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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兄弟
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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兄弟
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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兄弟
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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兄弟
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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兄弟
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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兄弟
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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兄弟
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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弟兄, 兄弟
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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兄弟
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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兄弟, 兄弟哥
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| Matsu
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兄弟哥
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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兄弟
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| Quanzhou
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兄弟
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| Zhangzhou
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兄弟
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| Taipei
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兄弟
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
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兄弟
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| Kaohsiung
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兄弟
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| Yilan
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兄弟
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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兄弟
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| Taichung
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兄弟仔
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| Tainan
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兄弟
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| Hsinchu
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兄弟仔
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| Kinmen
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兄弟
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| Penghu (Magong)
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兄弟
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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兄弟
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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兄弟
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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兄弟, 兄弟仔
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| Chaozhou
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兄弟
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| Shantou
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兄弟
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| Haifeng
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兄弟
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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兄弟
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| Wenchang
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兄弟
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| Singapore (Hainanese)
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兄弟
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| Wu
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Suzhou
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弟兄
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| Wenzhou
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兄弟
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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弟兄, 兄弟
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| Shuangfeng
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弟兄, 兄弟
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Derived terms
Japanese
Pronunciation
Noun
手足 • (teashi)
- hands and feet, arms and legs, limbs
- someone who waits on hand and foot or is at someone's beck and call
- 社長の手足となって働きます。
- Shachō no teashi to natte hatarakimasu.
- In my work I wait on the president hand and foot.
Korean
Noun
手足 • (sujok) (hangeul 수족)
- Hanja form? of 수족.