回手

Chinese

		to circle; to go back; to turn around to circle; to go back; to turn around; to answer; to return; to revolve; (a measure word for matters or actions) a time; Islam	hand; convenient; ‑er
simp. and trad. (回手)		回	手

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huíshǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wui⁴ sau²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hêr-chhiú / hê-chhiú / hôe-chhiú

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huíshǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huéishǒu
    • Wade–Giles: hui²-shou³
    • Yale: hwéi-shǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hweishoou
    • Palladius: хуэйшоу (xuejšou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wui⁴ sau²
    • Yale: wùih sáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wui⁴ sau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: wui⁴ seo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuːi̯²¹ sɐu̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hêr-chhiú
    • Tâi-lô: hêr-tshiú
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hə²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hê-chhiú
    • Tâi-lô: hê-tshiú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hechiuo
    • IPA (Xiamen): /he²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /he²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hôe-chhiú
    • Tâi-lô: huê-tshiú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoechiuo
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hue¹³⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hue²³⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

Verb

回手

1. to hit back; to retaliate
2. to turn a hand over; to put one's hand over one's back

Synonyms

• (to hit back):

• 反擊／反击 (fǎnjī)
• 回報／回报 (huíbào)
• 回擊／回击 (huíjī)
• 抗擊／抗击 (kàngjī)
• 還手／还手 (huánshǒu)
• 還擊／还击 (huánjī)

 

• (to turn a hand over): 反手 (fǎnshǒu)