手頭

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Chinese

		hand; convenient; ‑er	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (手頭)		手	頭
simp. (手头)		手	头
anagram		頭手／头手

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shǒutóu

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sau² tau⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhiú-thâu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shǒutóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shǒutóu
  - Wade–Giles: shou³-tʻou²
  - Yale: shǒu-tóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shooutour
  - Palladius: шоутоу (šoutou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shǒutóur
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄡˊㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shǒutóur
  - Wade–Giles: shou³-tʻou²-ʼrh
  - Yale: shǒu-tóur
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shooutourl
  - Palladius: шоутоур (šoutour)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sau² tau⁴
  - Yale: sáu tàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sau² tau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: seo² teo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiú-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: tshiú-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chiw'taau
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²³/

Noun

手頭

right beside one; on hand; at hand
personal financial situation; finances
手頭拮据／手头拮据 ― shǒutóu jiéjū ― to feel the pinch

手頭緊／手头紧 [Cantonese] ― sau² tau⁴ gan² ― to feel the pinch
writing or other abilities
(Southern Min) strength of one's hand
(Southern Min) dosage of medicine as prescribed by a doctor
(Taiwanese Hokkien) situation at hand

Synonyms

(right beside one):

手下 (shǒuxià)
手邊／手边 (shǒubiān)

(personal financial situation): 手下 (shǒuxià)

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