手頭緊

Chinese

		right beside one; on hand; at hand right beside one; on hand; at hand; personal financial situation; finances	tight; nervous; strict
trad. (手頭緊)		手頭	緊
simp. (手头紧)		手头	紧

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shǒutóu jǐn

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄣˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sau² tau⁴ gan²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shǒutóu jǐn
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄣˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shǒutóu jǐn
  - Wade–Giles: shou³-tʻou² chin³
  - Yale: shǒu-tóu jǐn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shooutour jiin
  - Palladius: шоутоу цзинь (šoutou czinʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shǒutóurjǐn
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄡˊㄦㄐㄧㄣˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shǒutóurjǐn
  - Wade–Giles: shou³-tʻou²-ʼrh-chin³
  - Yale: shǒu-tóur-jǐn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shooutourljiin
  - Palladius: шоутоурцзинь (šoutourczinʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵ t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sau² tau⁴ gan²
  - Yale: sáu tàuh gán
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sau² tau⁴ gan²
  - Guangdong Romanization: seo² teo⁴ gen²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ kɐn³⁵/

Adjective

手頭緊

short of money; hard up; broke

Synonyms

手緊／手紧 (shǒujǐn)
(Cantonese) 等錢使／等钱使
(Hokkien) 手頭絚／手头𰬌