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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huīshǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟㄕㄡˇ
  - 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

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)

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