巧手

Chinese

		opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skilful; timely	hand; convenient; ‑er
simp. and trad. (巧手)		巧	手

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiǎoshǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): haau² sau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiǎoshǒu [Phonetic: qiáoshǒu]
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciǎoshǒu
    • Wade–Giles: chʻiao³-shou³
    • Yale: chyǎu-shǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cheaushoou
    • Palladius: цяошоу (cjaošou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: haau² sau²
    • Yale: háau sáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: haau² sau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: hao² seo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haːu̯³⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/

Noun

巧手

1. dextrous hands; skillful hands
2. (metonymically) dab hand; skilled person