易手

Chinese

		change; easy; simple	hand; convenient; ‑er
simp. and trad. (易手)		易	手

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yìshǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄕㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jik⁶ sau²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): e̍k-chhiú

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yìshǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄕㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yìshǒu
    • Wade–Giles: i⁴-shou³
    • Yale: yì-shǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihshoou
    • Palladius: ишоу (išou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jik⁶ sau²
    • Yale: yihk sáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jik⁹ sau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yig⁶ seo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪk̚² sɐu̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: e̍k-chhiú
    • Tâi-lô: i̍k-tshiú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: egchiuo
    • IPA (Xiamen): /iɪk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰiu⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /iɪk̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɪk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /iɪk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰiu⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɪk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

Verb

易手

1. to change hands

   在戰爭中，這個城市幾經易手。 [MSC, trad.]
   在战争中，这个城市几经易手。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zài zhànzhēng zhōng, zhè ge chéngshì jǐjīng yìshǒu. [Pinyin]

   The city changed hands several times during the war.

Synonyms

• (of merchandise) 倒手 (dǎoshǒu)