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手勢

手勢

See also: 手势

Chinese

		hand; convenient; -er	conditions; influence; tendency
trad. (手勢)		手	勢
simp. (手势)		手	势

Noun

手勢

gesture; hand signal

可以做一下手勢給我看嗎？ [MSC, trad.]

可以做一下手势给我看吗？ [MSC, simp.]

Kěyǐ zuò yīxià shǒushì gěi wǒ kàn ma? [Pinyin]

Could you make a gesture for me?

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shǒushì

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˇ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sau² sai³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sú-se
Min Nan (POJ): chhiú-sì / chhiú-sè

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: shǒushì
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄕˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shooushyh
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
    ^edit
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    手勢／手势
    首事
    首飾／首饰
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sau² sai³
  - Yale: sáu sai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sau² sai³
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯³⁵ sɐi̯³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sú-se
  - Hakka Romanization System: su` se
  - Hagfa Pinyim: su³ se⁴
  - IPA: /su³¹ se⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiú-sì / chhiú-sè
  - Tâi-lô: tshiú-sì / tshiú-sè
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chiwsix, chiwsex
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕi²¹/, /t͡ɕʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɕi⁴¹/, /t͡ɕʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ se⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕi²¹/, /t͡ɕʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕi¹¹/, /t͡ɕʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɕi²¹/, /t͡ɕʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ se²¹/