黑手

Chinese

		black; dark; Heilongjiang Province (abbrev.)	hand; convenient; ‑er
simp. and trad. (黑手)		黑	手

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hēishǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄟ ㄕㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hak¹ sau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hēishǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄟ ㄕㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: heishǒu
    • Wade–Giles: hei¹-shou³
    • Yale: hēi-shǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: heishoou
    • Palladius: хэйшоу (xɛjšou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xeɪ̯⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hak¹ sau²
    • Yale: hāk sáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hak⁷ sau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: heg¹ seo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐk̚⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/

Noun

黑手

1. evil backstage manipulator; black hand
2. (Taiwan) mechanic

Derived terms

• 黑手黨 / 黑手党 (hēishǒudǎng)