手下

Chinese

		hand; convenient; ‑er	under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter
simp. and trad. (手下)		手	下
anagram		下手

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shǒuxià

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sau² haa⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sú-ha / sú-hâ
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhiú-ě / chhiú-hā / chhiú-ē / chhiú-ēe

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shǒuxià
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shǒusià
    • Wade–Giles: shou³-hsia⁴
    • Yale: shǒu-syà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shooushiah
    • Palladius: шоуся (šousja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sau² haa⁶
    • Yale: sáu hah
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sau² haa⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: seo² ha⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯³⁵ haː²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sú-ha / sú-hâ
    • Hakka Romanization System: su` ha / su` ha´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: su³ ha⁴ / su³ ha¹
    • Sinological IPA: /su³¹ ha⁵⁵/, /su³¹ ha²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiú-ě
    • Tâi-lô: tshiú-ě
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ e²²/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiú-hā
    • Tâi-lô: tshiú-hā
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chiw'ha
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ha³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ha³³/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiú-ē
    • Tâi-lô: tshiú-ē
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chiwe
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ e³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ e²²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ e³³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiú-ēe
    • Tâi-lô: tshiú-ēe
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɛ²²/

Noun

手下

1. under the leadership of; under the direction of; subordinate to
2. subordinate; underling
3. right beside one; on hand; at hand
4. personal financial situation; finances
5. when taking action; when going about something

Synonyms

• (subordinate):

• 下屬／下属 (xiàshǔ)
• 下級／下级 (xiàjí)
• 下跤手 (Hokkien)
• 下邊／下边
• 下面 (xiàmiàn)
• 部下 (bùxià)
• 部屬／部属 (bùshǔ)
• 馬仔／马仔 (maa⁵ zai²) (Cantonese)

 

• (right beside one):

• 手邊／手边 (shǒubiān)
• 手頭／手头 (shǒutóu)

 

• (personal financial situation): 手頭／手头 (shǒutóu)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “subordinate”):

• 上司 (shàngsī)
• 上峰 (shàngfēng) (dated)
• 上級／上级 (shàngjí)

 

Derived terms

• 手下人
• 手下敗將／手下败将 (shǒuxiàbàijiàng)
• 手下留情 (shǒuxiàliúqíng)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
手	下
て Grade: 1	した Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Noun

手(て)下(した) • (teshita) 

1. underling, henchman