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失手

失手

Chinese

		to lose; to miss; to fail	hand; convenient; -er
simp. and trad. (失手)		失	手

Verb

失手

to lose control of one's hand, accidentally drop something

Noun

失手

a slip, miscalculation, unwise move

Korean

Hanja in this term
失	手

Noun

失手 • ‎(silsu) ‎(hangeul 실수)

Hanja form^? of 실수, “mistake”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shīshǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄕㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sat¹ sau²
Min Nan (POJ): sit-chhiú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: shīshǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄕㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyshoou
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
    
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    失守
    失手
    屍首／尸首
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: sat¹ sau²
  - Yale: sāt sáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sat⁷ sau²
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐt̚⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    失手
    失守
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sit-chhiú
  - Tâi-lô: sit-tshiú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sitchiuo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡ɕʰiu⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕit̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡ɕʰiu⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕit̚³²⁻⁵ t͡ɕʰiu⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡ɕʰiu⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡ɕʰiu⁴¹/