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手語

手語

See also: 手语

Chinese

		hand; convenient; -er	dialect; language; speech dialect; language; speech; tell to
trad. (手語)		手	語
simp. (手语)		手	语
Literally: “hand language”.

Noun

手語

sign language

Derived terms

澳大利亞手語／澳大利亚手语 (Aòdàlìyà shǒuyǔ)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shǒuyǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˇ ㄩˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sau² jyu⁵
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sú-ngî
Min Nan (POJ): chhiú-gí / chhiú-gú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: shǒuyǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄩˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoouyeu
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sau² jyu⁵
  - Yale: sáu yúh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sau² jy⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯³⁵ jyː¹³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sú-ngî
  - Hakka Romanization System: su` ngi´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: su³ ngi¹
  - IPA: /su³¹ ɲi²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiú-gí / chhiú-gú
  - Tâi-lô: tshiú-gí / tshiú-gú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chiw'gie, chiw'guo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ gi⁵³/, /t͡ɕʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ gu⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ gi⁵⁵⁴/, /t͡ɕʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ gu⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ gi⁵³/, /t͡ɕʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ gu⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ gi⁵³/, /t͡ɕʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ gu⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ gi⁴¹/, /t͡ɕʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ gu⁴¹/