助手

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Chinese

		to help; to assist	hand; convenient; ‑er
simp. and trad. (助手)		助	手

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhùshǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zo⁶ sau²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhu-sú
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chō͘-chhiú

(Teochew, Peng'im): zo⁶ ciu²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhùshǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhùshǒu
  - Wade–Giles: chu⁴-shou³
  - Yale: jù-shǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juhshoou
  - Palladius: чжушоу (čžušou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
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    住手
    助手
    駐守 / 驻守
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zo⁶ sau²
  - Yale: joh sáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzo⁶ sau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: zo⁶ seo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔː²² sɐu̯³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhu-sú
  - Hakka Romanization System: cu su^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: cu⁴ su³
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰu⁵⁵ su³¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chō͘-chhiú
  - Tâi-lô: tsōo-tshiú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zoxchiuo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sɔ²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɔ⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sɔ²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sɔ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sɔ³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: zo⁶ ciu²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsŏ tshiú
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡so³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiu⁵²/

Noun

助手

assistant; helper

Synonyms

二把手 (èrbǎshǒu)
副手 (fùshǒu)
助理 (zhùlǐ)
幫工 / 帮工 (bānggōng)
幫手 / 帮手 (bāngshǒu)
替手 (⁵thi-seu) (Wu)
臂助 (bìzhù) (literary)
鬥手 / 斗手 (Xiamen Hokkien)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
助	手
じょ Grade: 3	しゅ Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) じょしゅ (Heiban – )^[1]
IPA^(key):

Noun

助(じょ)手(しゅ) • (joshu)

assistant, helper
an assistant to a professor (but not a professor themselves)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
助	手
すけ Grade: 3	て Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) すけて (Heiban – )^[1]
IPA^(key):

Noun

助(すけ)手(て) • (sukete)

helper
a position in ancient Sumo performed at an imperial court

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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