「手」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: sau2
Part of Speech: noun
Explanation:
hand; forelimb; can also refers to various parts of the forelimb, eg. arm, wrist, palm, finger (measure word: 隻 / 對)
(Cant.) 左zo2手sau2
(Eng.) left hand
(Cant.) 右jau6手sau2
(Eng.) right hand
(Cant.) 手上sau2 soeng6
(Eng.) in one's hand
(Cant.) 雙soeng1手sau2
(Eng.) both hands
(Cant.) 你nei5隻zek3手sau2好hou2濕sap1,唔m4好hou2掂dim3我ngo5。
(Eng.) Your hand is wet. Don't touch me.
(Cant.) 我ngo5今gam1日jat6拎ling1咗zo2好hou2多do1重cung5嘢je5,對deoi3手sau2好hou2攰gui6。
(Eng.) I've been carrying some heavy stuff today and my arms are tired.
(Cant.) 醫ji1生sang1喺hai2我ngo5左zo2手sau2度dou6打daa2咗zo2一jat1針zam1。
(Eng.) The doctor gave me a shot in my left arm.
(Cant.) 我ngo5手sau2上soeng6面min6有jau5條tiu4蟲cung4。
(Eng.) Here is a worm on my hand.
(Cant.) 信seon3眾zung3合hap6十sap6雙soeng1手sau2拜baai3神san4。
(Eng.) Believers put their palms together for worship.
See also: 手掌 五姑娘
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「手」

Entry #2
Pronunciation: sau2
Part of Speech: quantifier
Explanation:
  • qualifier for handwriting, penmanship, etc.
    (Cant.) 一jat1手sau2好hou2字zi6
    (Eng.) good handwriting
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5手sau2字zi6好hou2靚leng3。
    (Eng.) His handwriting is really beautiful.

  • lot; the smallest unit that can be traded on a financial exchange
    (Cant.) 一jat1手sau2股gu2票piu3
    (Eng.) one lot of shares

  • cooking skills or driving skills
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5手sau2車ce1唔m4錯co3。
    (Eng.) He can drive quite well.

  • hand (of mahjong, card games, etc.)
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5揸zaa1住zyu6一jat1手sau2好hou2牌paai2,竟ging2然jin4都dou1贏jeng4唔m4到dou2。
    (Eng.) He held a good hand, but surprisingly was unable to win the game.
    (Cant.) 我ngo5一jat1開hoi1始ci2就zau6已ji5經ging1成seng4手sau2萬maan6子zi2,好hou2快faai3就zau6食sik6咗zo2糊wu2。
    (Eng.) I held a lot of character tiles at the beginning, and I won the round quite quickly.

See also: 批 際遇 手掌 五姑娘
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「手」

Entry #3
Pronunciation: sau2
Part of Speech: affix
Explanation:
suffix indicating a person who performs a specified action or activity
(Cant.) 寫手se2 sau2
(Eng.) writer
(Cant.) 單車手daan1 ce1 sau2
(Eng.) cyclist
(Cant.) 賽車手coi3 ce1 sau2
(Eng.) racing driver
(Cant.) 樂手ngok6 sau2
(Eng.) musician
(Cant.) 歌手go1 sau2
(Eng.) singer
(Cant.) 選手syun2 sau2
(Eng.) contestant
(Cant.) 兇手hung1 sau2
(Eng.) murderer
(Cant.) 殺手saat3 sau2
(Eng.) killer; hitman
(Cant.) 打手daa2 sau2
(Eng.) fighter; shill
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