揮手

Chinese

		scatter; wield; wipe away	hand; convenient; ‑er
trad. (揮手)		揮	手
simp. (挥手)		挥	手

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huīshǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄟ ㄕㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fai¹ sau²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hui-chhiú

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huīshǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟ ㄕㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hueishǒu
    • Wade–Giles: hui¹-shou³
    • Yale: hwēi-shǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hueishoou
    • Palladius: хуэйшоу (xuejšou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: fai¹ sau²
    • Yale: fāi sáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fai¹ sau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: fei¹ seo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɐi̯⁵⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hui-chhiú
    • Tâi-lô: hui-tshiú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: huichiuo
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hui⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hui³³ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hui⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hui⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hui⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

Verb

揮手

1. to wave one's hand; to beckon

Synonyms

• 招
• 招手 (zhāoshǒu)
• 搰手 (wat⁶ sau²) (Cantonese)
• 擛手 (Hokkien)
• 擺手／摆手 (bǎishǒu)
• 𣚕手 (jaap³ sau²) (Cantonese)