手骨

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Chinese

hand; convenient; ‑er bone
trad. (手骨)
simp. #(手骨)

Pronunciation


Noun

手骨

  1. bones of the hand
  2. (Cantonese; Hakka; Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangpu Hokkien; Zhejiang Wu) arm
  3. (Cantonese, Taiwanese Hokkien) bones of the arm
  4. (Liancheng Hakka, Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) hand
  5. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) forearm
  6. (Cantonese, figurative) backer; support

Synonyms

  • (arm):

References

  • 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 , editor (2021), “手骨”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 100.