兇手

See also: 凶手

Chinese

		fierce	hand; convenient; ‑er
trad. (兇手/凶手)		兇/凶	手
simp. (凶手)		凶	手

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiōngshǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄥㄕㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hung¹ sau²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hiûng-sú
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hiong-chhiú / hiong-siú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiōngshǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄥㄕㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: syongshǒu
  - Wade–Giles: hsiung¹-shou³
  - Yale: syūng-shǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiongshoou
  - Palladius: сюншоу (sjunšou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: hung¹ sau²
  - Yale: hūng sáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hung¹ sau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: hung¹ seo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ⁵⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    兇手 / 凶手
    空手
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hiûng-sú
  - Hakka Romanization System: hiung^ˊ su^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: hiung¹ su³
  - Sinological IPA: /hi̯uŋ²⁴ su³¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiong-chhiú
  - Tâi-lô: hiong-tshiú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hiongchiuo
  - IPA (Taipei): /hiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /hiɔŋ³³ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /hiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiong-siú
  - Tâi-lô: hiong-siú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hiongsiuo
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ siu⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ siu⁵³/

Noun

兇手

murderer; killer

Synonyms

殺人犯／杀人犯 (shārénfàn)
兇犯／凶犯 (xiōngfàn)
(Hokkien) 兇身／凶身 (xiōngshēn)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
兇	手
きょう Hyōgai	しゅ Grade: 1
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 兇手 – see the following entry.

【凶手きょうしゅ】

[noun] murderer

(This term, 兇手, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)