跤手

Chinese

Etymology 1

		bones of leg; wrestle	hand; convenient; ‑er
simp. and trad. (跤手)		跤	手

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiāoshǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠ ㄕㄡˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiāoshǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠ ㄕㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiaoshǒu
    • Wade–Giles: chiao¹-shou³
    • Yale: jyāu-shǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiaushoou
    • Palladius: цзяошоу (czjaošou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

跤手

1. wrestler

Etymology 2

		bones of leg; wrestle	hand; convenient; ‑er
simp. and trad. (跤手)		跤	手
alternative forms		腳手／脚手 骹手

Pronunciation

• Eastern Min (BUC): kă-chiū
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kha-chhiú

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ka¹ ciu²

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• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: kă-chiū
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰa⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^(t͡sʰ-)ʒieu³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kha-chhiú
    • Tâi-lô: kha-tshiú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qachiuo
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰa³³ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ka¹ ciu²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kha tshiú
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰa³³⁻²³ t͡sʰiu⁵²/

Noun

跤手

1. (Eastern Min, Hokkien, Leizhou Min) hands and feet
2. (Hokkien, Leizhou Min) subordinate
3. (Eastern Min, Hokkien, Leizhou Min) manpower; staff
4. (Hokkien) trick; underhand method
5. (Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew) movement; action

Derived terms

• 鬥跤手 / 斗跤手 (Hokkien)