拱手

Chinese

		fold hands in salute; to arch	hand; convenient; ‑er
simp. and trad. (拱手)		拱	手

Etymology

Literally: clasp one's hands (in front of one's chest as a gesture of courtesy)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gǒngshǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄥˇ ㄕㄡˇ
Min Nan (POJ): kióng-chhiú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: gǒngshǒu [Phonetic: góngshǒu]
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥˇ ㄕㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goongshoou
  - IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kióng-chhiú
  - Tâi-lô: kióng-tshiú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiofngchiuo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰiu⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡ɕʰiu⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰiu⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰiu⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰiu⁴¹/

Adverb

拱手

(literary) easily; without difficulty; without resistance

Verb

拱手

(literary) to clasp one's hands (in front of one's chest as a gesture of courtesy)

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