斂手

Chinese

		arrange; control oneself; gather	hand; convenient; ‑er
trad. (斂手)		斂	手
simp. (敛手)		敛	手

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liànshǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄡˇ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): liám-chhiú

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liànshǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liànshǒu
    • Wade–Giles: lien⁴-shou³
    • Yale: lyàn-shǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liannshoou
    • Palladius: ляньшоу (ljanʹšou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɛn⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liám-chhiú
    • Tâi-lô: liám-tshiú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liafmchiuo
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /liam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

Verb

斂手

1. (literary) to draw back one's hand (indicating apprehension in doing what one wants)
2. (literary) to make an obeisance by cupping one hand in the other before the chest (as a sign of respect)

Synonyms

• (to draw back one's hand): 縮手／缩手 (suōshǒu)
• (to make an obeisance): 拱手 (gǒngshǒu)

Adjective

斂手

1. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) closehanded; stingy in spending money or giving things

See also

• 闊手／阔手
• 冇手