拱手

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Chinese

		fold hands in salute; to arch	hand; convenient; ‑er
simp. and trad. (拱手)		拱	手

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gǒngshǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄥˇ ㄕㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gung² sau²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kióng-chhiú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gǒngshǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥˇ ㄕㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gǒngshǒu
  - Wade–Giles: kung³-shou³
  - Yale: gǔng-shǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goongshoou
  - Palladius: гуншоу (gunšou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gung² sau²
  - Yale: gúng sáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gung² sau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: gung² seo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ³⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kióng-chhiú
  - Tâi-lô: kióng-tshiú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiofngchiuo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

Verb

拱手

(literary, literally) to clasp one's hands in front of one's chest as a gesture of courtesy; to perform a cupped-hand salute

Synonyms

(literary) 斂手／敛手 (liànshǒu)

Adverb

拱手

(literary, figuratively) easily; without difficulty; without resistance

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