玉手

Chinese

		jade	hand; convenient; ‑er
simp. and trad. (玉手)		玉	手

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yùshǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄕㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): juk⁶ sau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yùshǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄕㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yùshǒu
    • Wade–Giles: yü⁴-shou³
    • Yale: yù-shǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuhshoou
    • Palladius: юйшоу (jujšou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: juk⁶ sau²
    • Yale: yuhk sáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: juk⁹ sau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yug⁶ seo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jʊk̚² sɐu̯³⁵/

Noun

玉手

1. (literary) fair and beautiful hand

Derived terms

• 晶瑩玉手 / 晶莹玉手
• 纖纖玉手 / 纤纤玉手 (xiānxiānyùshǒu)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (玉手):

• → Japanese: 玉手(ぎょくしゅ) (gyokushu)
• → Korean: 옥수(玉手) (oksu)