左右手

Chinese

		left	right (-hand)	hand; convenient; ‑er
simp. and trad. (左右手)		左	右	手

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zuǒyòushǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zo² jau⁶ sau²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chó-iū-chhiú

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zuǒyòushǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zuǒyòushǒu
    • Wade–Giles: tso³-yu⁴-shou³
    • Yale: dzwǒ-yòu-shǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuooyowshoou
    • Palladius: цзоюшоу (czojušou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zo² jau⁶ sau²
    • Yale: jó yauh sáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzo² jau⁶ sau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: zo² yeo⁶ seo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔː³⁵ jɐu̯²² sɐu̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chó-iū-chhiú
    • Tâi-lô: tsó-iū-tshiú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zoyiuxchiuo
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡so⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iu⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iu³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 左右手

1. (figurative) right-hand man; capable assistant