正手

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Chinese

just (right); main; upright
just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year
 
hand; convenient; ‑er
simp. and trad.
(正手)

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Noun

正手

  1. dominant hand (of someone)
  2. (racket sports) forehand
  3. (dialectal Mandarin, Guangxi Yue, Jin, Hakka, Min, Zhejiang Wu) right hand
    alt. forms: 右手 (yòushǒu) (Min Nan)
  4. (Northern Min) right side; the right

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References

  • 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 , editor (2021), “正手”, 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 580.