拿不出手

Chinese

		to hold; to seize; to catch to hold; to seize; to catch; to apprehend; to take	not; no	to go out; to come out; to occur to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas)	hand; convenient; ‑er
simp. and trad. (拿不出手)		拿	不	出	手

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): nábùchūshǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄚˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄨ ㄕㄡˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nábùchūshǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄚˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄨ ㄕㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nábùchushǒu
    • Wade–Giles: na²-pu⁴-chʻu¹-shou³
    • Yale: ná-bù-chū-shǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nabuchushoou
    • Palladius: набучушоу (nabučušou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nä³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Adjective

拿不出手

1. (idiomatic) not presentable, shoddy and too embarrassing to show

Antonyms

• 拿得出手 (ná de chū shǒu)