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招手

招手

Chinese

		provoke; to recruit	hand; convenient; -er
simp. and trad. (招手)		招	手

Verb

招手

to wave (one's hand), to beckon

See also

(Cantonese) 𣚕手

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhāoshōu

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄠㄕㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ziu¹ sau²
Min Nan (POJ): chio-chhiú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: zhāoshōu
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄠㄕㄡ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jaushou
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    招手
    招收
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ziu¹ sau²
  - Yale: jīu sáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dziu¹ sau²
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chio-chhiú
  - Tâi-lô: tsio-tshiú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cioichiuo
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiɤ³³ t͡ɕʰiu⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɤ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕʰiu⁵³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɤ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕʰiu⁵³/