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手巾

手巾

Chinese

		hand; convenient; -er	towel
simp. and trad. (手巾)		手	巾

Noun

手巾

(hand) towel
handkerchief

Japanese

Kanji in this term
手	巾
しゅ Grade: 1	きん Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

手巾 ‎(hiragana しゅきん, romaji shukin)

(hand) towel

Korean

Hanja in this term
手	巾

Noun

手巾 • ‎(sugeon) ‎(hangeul 수건)

Hanja form^? of 수건, “towel”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shǒujīn

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sau² gan¹
Min Nan (POJ): chhiú-kin / chhiú-kun

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: shǒujīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shooujin
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sau² gan¹
  - Yale: sáu gān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sau² gan¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯³⁵ kɐn⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiú-kin / chhiú-kun
  - Tâi-lô: tshiú-kin / tshiú-kun
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chiw'kyn, chiw'kwn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kin⁴⁴/, /t͡ɕʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kun⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kin³³/, /t͡ɕʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kun³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kin⁴⁴/, /t͡ɕʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kun⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kin⁴⁴/, /t͡ɕʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kun⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kin⁴⁴/, /t͡ɕʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kun⁴⁴/