撒手

Chinese

		to scatter; let go	hand; convenient; ‑er
trad. (撒手)		撒	手
simp. #(撒手)		撒	手

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sāshǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄚ ㄕㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saat³ sau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sāshǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄚ ㄕㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sashǒu
    • Wade–Giles: sa¹-shou³
    • Yale: sā-shǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sashoou
    • Palladius: сашоу (sašou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sä⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: saat³ sau²
    • Yale: saat sáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saat⁸ sau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: sad³ seo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːt̚³ sɐu̯³⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 撒手 殺手／杀手

Verb

撒手

1. to let go (of one's hold); to give up

Synonyms

• 放手 (fàngshǒu)
• 鬆手／松手 (sōngshǒu)
• (Min Nan) 手冗