分手

Chinese

		to divide; minute; (a measure word) to divide; minute; (a measure word); (a unit of leng	hand; convenient; ‑er
simp. and trad. (分手)		分	手

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fēnshǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄣ ㄕㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fan¹ sau²
• Min Nan (POJ): hun-chhiú

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: fēnshǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄣ ㄕㄡˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fenshoou
    • IPA ^(key): /fən⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Pinyin: fēnshǒur
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄣ ㄕㄡˇㄦ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fenshooul
    • IPA ^(key): /fən⁵⁵ ʂɤʊɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: fan¹ sau²
    • Yale: fān sáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fan¹ sau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: fen¹ seo²
    • IPA ^(key): /fɐn⁵⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hun-chhiú
    • Tâi-lô: hun-tshiú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hunchiuo
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hun⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕʰiu⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hun³³ t͡ɕʰiu⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hun⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕʰiu⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hun⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕʰiu⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hun⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕʰiu⁴¹/

Verb

分手

1. to part; to become separated
2. (specifically) to break up; to end a relationship; to separate

   女友鬧分手 / 女友闹分手  ―  nǚyǒu nào fēnshǒu  ―  girlfriend wants to break up

Synonyms

• 分開／分开 (fēnkāi)
• 吹 (chuī)