拿手

Chinese

		to hold; to seize; to catch to hold; to seize; to catch; to apprehend; to take	hand; convenient; ‑er
simp. and trad. (拿手)		拿	手
anagram		手拿

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): náshǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄚˊ ㄕㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): naa⁴ sau²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ná-chhiú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: náshǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄚˊ ㄕㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: náshǒu
  - Wade–Giles: na²-shou³
  - Yale: ná-shǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nashoou
  - Palladius: нашоу (našou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nä³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: náshǒur
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄚˊ ㄕㄡˇㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: náshǒur
  - Wade–Giles: na²-shou³-ʼrh
  - Yale: ná-shǒur
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nashooul
  - Palladius: нашоур (našour)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nä³⁵ ʂɤʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: naa⁴ sau²
  - Yale: nàh sáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: naa⁴ sau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: na⁴ seo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /naː²¹ sɐu̯³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ná-chhiú
  - Tâi-lô: ná-tshiú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: nafchiuo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /nã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /nã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /nã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /nã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /nã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

Adjective

拿手

adept; skilled; good at

Derived terms

拿手好戲 / 拿手好戏 (náshǒuhǎoxì)
拿手好菜
拿手絕活 / 拿手绝活
拿手菜 (náshǒucài)

Noun

拿手

(archaic) assurance; confidence
(archaic) leverage; handle (against someone)