手頭

Chinese

		hand; convenient; ‑er	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (手頭)		手	頭
simp. (手头)		手	头
anagram		頭手／头手

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shǒutóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sau² tau⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhiú-thâu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shǒutóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shǒutóu
    • Wade–Giles: shou³-tʻou²
    • Yale: shǒu-tóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shooutour
    • Palladius: шоутоу (šoutou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shǒutóur
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄡˊㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shǒutóur
    • Wade–Giles: shou³-tʻou²-ʼrh
    • Yale: shǒu-tóur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shooutourl
    • Palladius: шоутоур (šoutour)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sau² tau⁴
    • Yale: sáu tàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sau² tau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: seo² teo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiú-thâu
    • Tâi-lô: tshiú-thâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chiw'taau
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²³/

Noun

手頭

1. right beside one; on hand; at hand
2. personal financial situation; finances

   手頭拮据／手头拮据  ―  shǒutóu jiéjū  ―  to feel the pinch

   手頭緊／手头紧 [Cantonese]  ―  sau² tau⁴ gan² [Jyutping]  ―  to feel the pinch

3. writing or other abilities
4. (Southern Min) strength of one's hand
5. (Southern Min) dosage of medicine as prescribed by a doctor
6. (Taiwanese Hokkien) situation at hand

Synonyms

• (right beside one):

• 手下 (shǒuxià)
• 手邊／手边 (shǒubiān)

 

• (personal financial situation): 手下 (shǒuxià)