把手

Chinese

		handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object) handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object); to hold; to contain; to grasp; to take hold of	hand; convenient; ‑er
simp. and trad. (把手)		把	手
anagram		手把

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bǎshǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄚˇ ㄕㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baa² sau²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pá-chhiú / pée-chhiú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bǎshǒu [Phonetic: báshǒu] → bǎshou (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄚˇ ㄕㄡˇ → ㄅㄚˇ ˙ㄕㄡ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bǎsho̊u
  - Wade–Giles: pa³-shou⁵
  - Yale: bǎ-shou
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baa.shoou
  - Palladius: башоу (bašou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ → /pä²¹⁴ ʂoʊ̯⁴/
  - Homophones:
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    把守
    把手
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bǎshǒur [Phonetic: báshǒur]
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄚˇ ㄕㄡˇㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bǎshǒur
  - Wade–Giles: pa³-shou³-ʼrh
  - Yale: bǎ-shǒur
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baashooul
  - Palladius: башоур (bašour)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂɤʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: baa² sau²
  - Yale: bá sáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baa² sau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ba² seo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paː³⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    把守
    把手
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pá-chhiú
  - Tâi-lô: pá-tshiú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pafchiuo
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pa⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /pa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pée-chhiú
  - Tâi-lô: pée-tshiú
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pɛ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

Noun

把手

handle; grip; knob

Synonyms

把柄 (bǎbǐng)
(Hokkien) 手捍仔

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bǎshǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄚˇ ㄕㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baa² sau²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bǎshǒu [Phonetic: báshǒu]
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄚˇ ㄕㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bǎshǒu
  - Wade–Giles: pa³-shou³
  - Yale: bǎ-shǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baashoou
  - Palladius: башоу (bašou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    ^edit
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    把守
    把手
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: baa² sau²
  - Yale: bá sáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baa² sau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ba² seo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paː³⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    把守
    把手

Verb

把手

(literary) to hold hands

Derived terms

把手言歡／把手言欢

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
把	手
は Grade: S	しゅ Grade: 1
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese compound 把手 (pæ^X syuw^X, literally “hold + hand”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) はしゅ [háꜜshù] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ha̠ɕɨ]

Noun

把(は)手(しゅ) • (hashu)

grip, handle, knob

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
把	手
とり Grade: S	て Grade: 1
irregular	kun'yomi

Compound of 取り (tori, “taking”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 取る (toru, “to take”)) +‎ 手 (te, “hand”).^[2] The 把 spelling for the tori portion is an example of jukujikun (熟字訓).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) とりて [tòrítéꜜ] (Odaka – [3])^[1]
IPA^(key): [to̞ɾʲite̞]

Noun

把(とり)手(て) • (torite)

grip, handle, knob
a starting point (compare the English phrase get a handle on)
someone who takes or receives something

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
把	手
とっ Grade: S	て Grade: 1
irregular	kun'yomi

/torite/ → /totte/

Alteration from torite above.^[2]^[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) とって [tòtté] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
(Tokyo) とって [tòttéꜜ] (Odaka – [3])^[1]
IPA^(key): [to̞t̚te̞]

Noun

把(とっ)手(て) • (totte)

grip, handle, knob
a starting point (compare the English phrase get a handle on)

Usage notes

The totte reading appears to be more common for the grip, handle sense.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[DJR-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[KDJ-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

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