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搖手

搖手

See also: 摇手

Chinese

		shake; to rock	hand; convenient; -er
trad. (搖手)		搖	手
simp. (摇手)		摇	手

Verb

搖手

to shake one's hand in admonition or disapproval

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yáoshǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˊ ㄕㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jiu⁴ sau²
Min Nan (POJ): iô-chhiú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yáoshǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˊ ㄕㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yaushoou
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jiu⁴ sau²
  - Yale: yìuh sáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jiu⁴ sau²
  - IPA ^(key): /jiːu̯²¹ sɐu̯³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iô-chhiú
  - Tâi-lô: iô-tshiú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ioichiuo
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iɤ²⁴⁻²² t͡ɕʰiu⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /io²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡ɕʰiu⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɤ²³⁻³³ t͡ɕʰiu⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iɤ²⁴⁻²² t͡ɕʰiu⁵³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɤ¹³⁻²² t͡ɕʰiu⁵³/