左手
Chinese
left | hand | ||
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simp. and trad. (左手) |
左 | 手 | |
alternative forms | 濟手/济手 Wu |
Pronunciation
Noun
左手
- (anatomy) left hand
- Alternative form of 左首 (zuǒshǒu, “left-hand side; left side”)
- (dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Hakka) left-hander
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 左手 (“left hand”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 左邊 (“left side; the left”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 左撇子 (“left-hander; left-handed person”) [map]
Antonyms
- 右手 (yòushǒu)
Descendants
Japanese
Noun
左手 • (hidarite)
Antonyms
- 右手 (migite, “right hand”)
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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左 | 手 |
さ Grade: 1 |
しゅ Grade: 1 |
goon |
From Middle Chinese 左手 (MC tsaX|tsaH syuwX).
Antonyms
- 右手 (ushu), 右手 (yūshu, “right hand”)
Etymology 3
Kanji in this term | |
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左 | 手 |
Grade: 1 | て > で Grade: 1 |
jukujikun | kun’yomi |
For pronunciation and definitions of 左手 – see the following entry: 弓手 |
(The following entry is uncreated: 弓手.)
References
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Old Japanese
Noun
左手 (*pi1darite) (kana ひだりて)
Descendants
- Japanese: 左手 (hidarite)
References
- Peter H. Lee (1979) Celebration of Continuity: Themes in Classic East Asian Poetry, Harvard University Press; original from the University of Virginia, →ISBN, page 139
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