解手

Chinese

		to loosen; to untie; to explain to loosen; to untie; to explain; to remove; to divide; to dissolve; to solve; solution; send under escort	hand; convenient; ‑er
trad. (解手)		解	手
simp. #(解手)		解	手

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiěshǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄕㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaai² sau²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kái-chhiú

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiěshǒu [Phonetic: jiéshǒu]
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄕㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiěshǒu
    • Wade–Giles: chieh³-shou³
    • Yale: jyě-shǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jieeshoou
    • Palladius: цзешоу (czešou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiěshǒur [Phonetic: jiéshǒur]
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄕㄡˇㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiěshǒur
    • Wade–Giles: chieh³-shou³-ʼrh
    • Yale: jyě-shǒur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jieeshooul
    • Palladius: цзешоур (czešour)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂɤʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaai² sau²
    • Yale: gáai sáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaai² sau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: gai² seo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːi̯³⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kái-chhiú
    • Tâi-lô: kái-tshiú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kaychiuo
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

Verb

解手

1. (euphemistic, colloquial) to relieve oneself; to defecate or urinate
2. (archaic) to part; to become separated

Synonyms

• (relieve oneself): 便溺 (biànniào), 方便 (fāngbiàn), 解溲 (jiěsōu)

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 解手

1. (archaic) way to relieve a crisis