高抬貴手

Chinese

		high; tall	to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry
trad. (高抬貴手)		高	抬	貴手
simp. (高抬贵手)		高	抬	贵手

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gāotáiguìshǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄠ ㄊㄞˊ ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ toi⁴ gwai³ sau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gāotáiguìshǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄊㄞˊ ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gaotáiguèishǒu
    • Wade–Giles: kao¹-tʻai²-kuei⁴-shou³
    • Yale: gāu-tái-gwèi-shǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gautairgueyshoou
    • Palladius: гаотайгуйшоу (gaotajgujšou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰaɪ̯³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gou¹ toi⁴ gwai³ sau²
    • Yale: gōu tòih gwai sáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ toi⁴ gwai³ sau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ toi⁴ guei³ seo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ tʰɔːi̯²¹ kʷɐi̯³³ sɐu̯³⁵/

Idiom

高抬貴手

1. An expression for requesting forgiveness or accommodation: to be generous​; to be magnanimous; (ironic) give me a break

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 手梳攑懸／手梳𫽥悬