高抬貴手

Chinese

		high; tall	to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry
trad. (高抬貴手)		高	抬	貴手
simp. (高抬贵手)		高	抬	贵手

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gāotáiguìshǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄠㄊㄞˊ ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ toi⁴ gwai³ sau²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: gāotáiguìshǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄠㄊㄞˊ ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gautairgueyshoou
  - IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰaɪ̯³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gou¹ toi⁴ gwai³ sau²
  - Yale: gōu tòih gwai sáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ toi⁴ gwai³ sau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ toi⁴ guei³ seo²
  - IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ tʰɔːy̯²¹ kʷɐi̯³³ sɐu̯³⁵/

Idiom

高抬貴手

An expression for requesting forgiveness or accommodation: to be generous; to be magnanimous; (ironic) give me a break

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