拿手

Chinese

		to hold; to seize; to catch to hold; to seize; to catch; to apprehend; to take	hand; convenient; ‑er
simp. and trad. (拿手)		拿	手

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): náshǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄚˊ ㄕㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): naa⁴ sau²
Min Nan (POJ): ná-chhiú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: náshǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄚˊ ㄕㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nashoou
  - IPA ^(key): /na̠³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: náshǒur
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄚˊ ㄕㄡˇㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nashooul
  - IPA ^(key): /na̠³⁵ ʂɤʊɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: naa⁴ sau²
  - Yale: nàh sáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: naa⁴ sau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: na⁴ seo²
  - IPA ^(key): /naː²¹ sɐu̯³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ná-chhiú
  - Tâi-lô: ná-tshiú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: nafchiuo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /nã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰiu⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /nã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡ɕʰiu⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /nã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰiu⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /nã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰiu⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /nã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰiu⁴¹/

Adjective

拿手

adept; skilled; good at

Synonyms

Synonyms of 拿手

善於／善于 (shànyú)
善用 (shànyòng) (be good at using something or somebody)
善能 (shànnéng) (literary)
工於／工于 (gōngyú) (literary)
拿手 (náshǒu) (adjective)
撚手 (Cantonese)

擅長／擅长 (shàncháng)
熟行 (Min Nan)
精於／精于 (jīngyú)
精通 (jīngtōng)
見長／见长 (jiàncháng)
長於／长于 (chángyú) (literary)

Derived terms

拿手好戲／拿手好戏
拿手好菜

拿手絕活／拿手绝活
拿手菜 (náshǒucài)

Noun

拿手

(archaic) assurance; confidence
(archaic) leverage; handle (against someone)

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