觸手

See also: 触手

Chinese

		knock against; touch; to feel	hand; convenient; ‑er
trad. (觸手)		觸	手
simp. (触手)		触	手

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chùshǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zuk¹ sau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chùshǒu → chùshou (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ → ㄔㄨˋ ˙ㄕㄡ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chùsho̊u
    • Wade–Giles: chʻu⁴-shou⁵
    • Yale: chù-shou
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chuh.shoou
    • Palladius: чушоу (čušou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ → /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zuk¹ sau²
    • Yale: jūk sáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzuk⁷ sau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: zug¹ seo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊk̚⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/

Noun

觸手

1. (zoology) tentacle (elongated, boneless, flexible appendage)
2. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (Internet slang) describing a person who has excellence in some area; e.g. piano playing, drawing or video games.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
觸	手
しょく Hyōgaiji	しゅ Grade: 1
on’yomi

Noun

觸(しょく)手(しゅ) • (shokushu) 

1. Kyūjitai form of 触手

Korean

Hanja in this term
觸	手

Noun

觸手 • (choksu) (hangeul 촉수)

1. Hanja form^? of 촉수 (“tentacle”).