伸手

Chinese

		to stretch; to extend	hand; convenient; ‑er
simp. and trad. (伸手)		伸	手

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shēnshǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄣ ㄕㄡˇ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): san¹ sau²

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): sin¹ siu²

• Northern Min (KCR): suíng-siǔ
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sin-chhiú / chhng-chhiú / chhun-chhiú

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shēnshǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄣ ㄕㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shenshǒu
    • Wade–Giles: shên¹-shou³
    • Yale: shēn-shǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenshoou
    • Palladius: шэньшоу (šɛnʹšou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂən⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 伸手 身手

      
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shēnshǒur
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄣ ㄕㄡˇㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shenshǒur
    • Wade–Giles: shên¹-shou³-ʼrh
    • Yale: shēn-shǒur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenshooul
    • Palladius: шэньшоур (šɛnʹšour)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂən⁵⁵ ʂɤʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: san¹ sau²
    • Yale: sān sáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: san¹ sau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: sen¹ seo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐn⁵⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 新手 身手

  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: sin¹ siu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sin³³ siu⁵⁵/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: suíng-siǔ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /suiŋ⁵⁴ siu²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sin-chhiú
    • Tâi-lô: sin-tshiú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sinchiuo
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sin³³ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /sin⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhng-chhiú
    • Tâi-lô: tshng-tshiú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhngchiuo
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰŋ̍³³ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhun-chhiú
    • Tâi-lô: tshun-tshiú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhunchiuo
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰun⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰun⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰun⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

Verb

伸手

1. to extend out one's hand
2. (figurative) to ask for charity; to ask for handouts
3. (figurative) to meddle in; to interfere

Synonyms

• (to meddle):

• 問／问 (wèn) (literary, or in compounds)
• 干涉 (gānshè)
• 干預 (gānyù)
• 插手 (chāshǒu)
• 插跤 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
• 沓滴 (Xiamen Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 過問／过问 (guòwèn)
• 鬥插／斗插 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 鬥插手／斗插手 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)

 

Derived terms

• 伸手不打笑面人
• 伸手不見五指／伸手不见五指 (shēnshǒu bù jiàn wǔzhǐ)
• 伸手牌
• 棺材裡伸手／棺材里伸手
• 水來伸手，飯來張口／水来伸手，饭来张口
• 衣來伸手，飯來張口／衣来伸手，饭来张口 (yīláishēnshǒu, fànláizhāngkǒu)
• 飯來張口，茶來伸手／饭来张口，茶来伸手
• 飯來張口，衣來伸手／饭来张口，衣来伸手