素手

Chinese

		plain; element	hand; convenient; ‑er
simp. and trad. (素手)		素	手

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sùshǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sùshǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sùshǒu
    • Wade–Giles: su⁴-shou³
    • Yale: sù-shǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suhshoou
    • Palladius: сушоу (sušou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /su⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

素手

1. (literary, usually of women) white hand

   • 攘袖見素手，皓腕約金環。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     攘袖见素手，皓腕约金环。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: c. 220~226, Cao Zhi (曹植),《美女篇》, translated by Yang Xianyi and Gladys Yang

     Rǎng xiù jiàn sùshǒu, hàowàn yuē jīn huán. [Pinyin]

     How white her hands as she bares her arms,
     A gold bracelet round her wrist!

Japanese

Kanji in this term
素	手
す Grade: 5	て > で Grade: 1
on'yomi	kun'yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɨde̞]

Noun

素(す)手(で) • (sude) 

1. having nothing in hand

   素手(すで)で掴(つか)む

   sude de tsukamu

   to catch barehanded

   カエルを素手(すで)で触(さわ)る

   kaeru o sude de sawaru

   to touch a frog with the bare hands

   1. unarmed; without weapons
   2. without gifts (when visiting someone)

See also

• 手(て)ぶら (tebura)