三隻手
Chinese
| three | (a measure word, for birds and some animals, for one of a pair); single | hand; convenient; ‑er | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (三隻手) | 三 | 隻 | 手 | |
| simp. (三只手) | 三 | 只 | 手 | |
| Literally: “[person with] three hands”. | ||||
Etymology
Derived from 掱 in 掱手 (páshǒu), which is the original form of 扒手 (páshǒu).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard)
- (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): san1 zi1 sou3
- Cantonese (Jyutping): saam1 zek3 sau2
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 1se-tsaq-seu
- Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): san1 zha6 shou3
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄓ ㄕㄡˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sanjhihshǒu
- Wade–Giles: san1-chih1-shou3
- Yale: sān-jr̄-shǒu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanjyshoou
- Palladius: саньчжишоу (sanʹčžišou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄓ ㄕㄡˇㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sanjhihshǒur
- Wade–Giles: san1-chih1-shou3-ʼrh
- Yale: sān-jr̄-shǒur
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanjyshooul
- Palladius: саньчжишоур (sanʹčžišour)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂɤʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Chengdu)
- Sichuanese Pinyin: san1 zi1 sou3
- Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: sanzsou
- Sinological IPA (key): /san⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵⁵ səu⁵³/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: saam1 zek3 sau2
- Yale: sāam jek sáu
- Cantonese Pinyin: saam1 dzek8 sau2
- Guangdong Romanization: sam1 zég3 seo2
- Sinological IPA (key): /saːm⁵⁵ t͡sɛːk̚³ sɐu̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Wu
- Xiang
Noun
三隻手