把手

Chinese

		handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object) handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object); to hold; to contain; to grasp; to take hold of	hand; convenient; ‑er
simp. and trad. (把手)		把	手
anagram		手把

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǎshǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄚˇ ㄕㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baa² sau²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pá-chhiú / pée-chhiú

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǎshǒu [Phonetic: báshǒu] → bǎshou (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄚˇ ㄕㄡˇ → ㄅㄚˇ ˙ㄕㄡ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǎsho̊u
    • Wade–Giles: pa³-shou⁵
    • Yale: bǎ-shou
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baa.shoou
    • Palladius: башоу (bašou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ → /pä²¹⁴ ʂoʊ̯⁴/
    • Homophones:

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  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǎshǒur [Phonetic: báshǒur]
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄚˇ ㄕㄡˇㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǎshǒur
    • Wade–Giles: pa³-shou³-ʼrh
    • Yale: bǎ-shǒur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baashooul
    • Palladius: башоур (bašour)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂɤʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: baa² sau²
    • Yale: bá sáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baa² sau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ba² seo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paː³⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 把守 把手

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pá-chhiú
    • Tâi-lô: pá-tshiú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pafchiuo
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pa⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /pa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pée-chhiú
    • Tâi-lô: pée-tshiú
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pɛ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

Noun

把手

1. handle; grip; knob

Synonyms

• 把柄 (bǎbǐng)
• (Hokkien) 手捍仔

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǎshǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄚˇ ㄕㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baa² sau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǎshǒu [Phonetic: báshǒu]
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄚˇ ㄕㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǎshǒu
    • Wade–Giles: pa³-shou³
    • Yale: bǎ-shǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baashoou
    • Palladius: башоу (bašou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: baa² sau²
    • Yale: bá sáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baa² sau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ba² seo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paː³⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 把守 把手

Verb

把手

1. (literary) to hold hands

Derived terms

• 把手言歡／把手言欢

 

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
把	手
は Grade: S	しゅ Grade: 1
on’yomi

From Middle Chinese compound 把手 (pæ^X syuw^X, literally “hold + hand”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) は​しゅ [háꜜshù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ha̠ɕɨᵝ]

Noun

把(は)手(しゅ) • (hashu) 

1. grip, handle, knob

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
把	手
とり Grade: S	て Grade: 1
irregular	kun’yomi

Compound of 取り (tori, “taking”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 取る (toru, “to take”)) +‎ 手 (te, “hand”). The 把 spelling for the tori portion is an example of jukujikun (熟字訓).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) とりて​ [tòrítéꜜ] (Odaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [to̞ɾʲite̞]

Noun

把(とり)手(て) • (torite) 

1. grip, handle, knob
2. a starting point (compare the English phrase get a handle on)
3. someone who takes or receives something

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
把	手
とっ Grade: S	て Grade: 1
irregular	kun’yomi

/torite/ → /totte/

Alteration from torite above.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) とって [tòtté] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) とって​ [tòttéꜜ] (Odaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [to̞t̚te̞]

Noun

把(とっ)手(て) • (totte) 

1. grip, handle, knob
2. a starting point (compare the English phrase get a handle on)

Usage notes

The totte reading appears to be more common for the grip, handle sense.