手工

Chinese

		hand; convenient; ‑er	work; worker; skill work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labour
simp. and trad. (手工)		手	工

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shǒugōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˇ ㄍㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sau² gung¹

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sú-kûng
• Eastern Min (BUC): chiū-gĕ̤ng
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chhiú-kang

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ciu² gang¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shǒugōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄍㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shǒugong
    • Wade–Giles: shou³-kung¹
    • Yale: shǒu-gūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoougong
    • Palladius: шоугун (šougun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: sau² gung¹
    • Yale: sáu gūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sau² gung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: seo² gung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sú-kûng
    • Hakka Romanization System: su` gung´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: su³ gung¹
    • Sinological IPA: /su³¹ kuŋ²⁴/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: chiū-gĕ̤ng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰieu³³⁻²¹ ^(k-)øyŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiú-kang
    • Tâi-lô: tshiú-kang
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chiw'kafng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kaŋ³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kaŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ciu² gang¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshiú kang
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiu⁵²⁻³⁵ kaŋ³³/

Verb

手工

1. to operate by hand; to operate manually

Noun

手工

1. handwork; handicraft
2. skill of work; craftsmanship
3. (colloquial) charge for a piece of handwork

Synonyms

• (charge for a piece of handwork): 手工費／手工费 (shǒugōngfèi)

Derived terms

• 手工勞動／手工劳动
• 手工業／手工业 (shǒugōngyè)
• 手工活 (shǒugōnghuó)
• 手工藝／手工艺 (shǒugōngyì)
• 手工課／手工课
• 手工費／手工费 (shǒugōngfèi)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (手工):

• → Japanese: 手工(しゅこう) (shukō)
• → Korean: 수공(手工) (sugong)
• → Vietnamese: thủ công (手工)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
手	工
しゅ Grade: 1	こう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕɨᵝko̞ː]

Noun

手(しゅ)工(こう) • (shukō) 

1. handmade