手下

Chinese

		hand; convenient; ‑er	under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter
simp. and trad. (手下)		手	下
anagram		下手

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shǒuxià

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sau² haa⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sú-ha / sú-hâ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhiú-ě / chhiú-hā / chhiú-ē / chhiú-ēe

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shǒuxià
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shǒusià
  - Wade–Giles: shou³-hsia⁴
  - Yale: shǒu-syà
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shooushiah
  - Palladius: шоуся (šousja)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sau² haa⁶
  - Yale: sáu hah
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sau² haa⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: seo² ha⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯³⁵ haː²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sú-ha / sú-hâ
  - Hakka Romanization System: su` ha / su` ha´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: su³ ha⁴ / su³ ha¹
  - Sinological IPA: /su³¹ ha⁵⁵/, /su³¹ ha²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiú-ě
  - Tâi-lô: tshiú-ě
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ e²²/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiú-hā
  - Tâi-lô: tshiú-hā
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chiw'ha
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ha³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ha³³/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiú-ē
  - Tâi-lô: tshiú-ē
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chiwe
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ e³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ e²²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ e³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiú-ēe
  - Tâi-lô: tshiú-ēe
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɛ²²/

Noun

手下

under the leadership of; under the direction of; subordinate to
subordinate; underling
right beside one; on hand; at hand
personal financial situation; finances
when taking action; when going about something

Synonyms

(subordinate):

下屬／下属 (xiàshǔ)
下級／下级 (xiàjí)
下跤手 (Hokkien)
下邊／下边
下面 (xiàmiàn)
部下 (bùxià)
部屬／部属 (bùshǔ)
馬仔／马仔 (maa⁵ zai²) (Cantonese)

(right beside one):

手邊／手边 (shǒubiān)
手頭／手头 (shǒutóu)

(personal financial situation): 手頭／手头 (shǒutóu)

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “subordinate”):

上司 (shàngsī)
上峰 (shàngfēng) (dated)
上級／上级 (shàngjí)

Derived terms

手下人
手下敗將／手下败将 (shǒuxiàbàijiàng)
手下留情 (shǒuxiàliúqíng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
手	下
て Grade: 1	した Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Noun

手(て)下(した) • (teshita)

underling, henchman

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