一手

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	hand; convenient; ‑er
simp. and trad. (一手)		一	手

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yīshǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄕㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ sau²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yit-sú
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): it-chhiú / chi̍t-chhiú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yīshǒu [Phonetic: yìshǒu]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄕㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yishǒu
  - Wade–Giles: i¹-shou³
  - Yale: yī-shǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ishoou
  - Palladius: ишоу (išou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (一手兒／一手儿)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yīshǒur [Phonetic: yìshǒur]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄕㄡˇㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yishǒur
  - Wade–Giles: i¹-shou³-ʼrh
  - Yale: yī-shǒur
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ishooul
  - Palladius: ишоур (išour)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂɤʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ sau²
  - Yale: yāt sáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ sau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ seo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yit-sú
  - Hakka Romanization System: id` su`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yid⁵ su³
  - Sinological IPA: /it̚² su³¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yit-sú
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)id` su`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yid⁵ su³
  - Sinological IPA: /(j)it̚² su³¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: it-chhiú
  - Tâi-lô: it-tshiú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: itchiuo
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /it̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /it̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chi̍t-chhiú
  - Tâi-lô: tsi̍t-tshiú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cidchiuo
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰiu⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰiu⁵³/

Adverb

一手

single-handedly; all by oneself; all alone

Synonyms

一個人／一个人 (yīgèrén)
一家頭／一家头 (⁷iq-ka-deu) (Shanghainese)
單個／单个 (dāngè)
單獨／单独 (dāndú)
獨個／独个 (dúgè)
獨自／独自 (dúzì)
空身 (kōngshēn)
隻身／只身 (zhīshēn) (literary)

Noun

一手

proficiency; skill
trick; move

Synonyms

(skill):

人才 (réncái)
伎倆／伎俩 (jìliǎng) (literary)
俊才 (jùncái)
兩手／两手 (liǎngshǒu)
力 (lì) (literary, or in compounds)
力量 (lìliàng)
功力 (gōnglì)
功夫 (gōngfu) (especially in martial arts)
天才 (tiāncái) (genius)
才具 (cáijù) (formal)
才力 (cáilì)
才器 (cáiqì) (literary)
才幹／才干 (cáigàn)
才情 (cáiqíng)
手段 (shǒuduàn)
手法 (shǒufǎ)
手眼 (shǒuyǎn)
才能
手腕 (shǒuwàn)
手腕子 (shou³ onn³ zr) (Xiang)
才華／才华 (cáihuá)
技巧 (jìqiǎo)
把式 (bǎshì) (dialectal)
技能 (jìnéng)
技藝／技艺 (jìyì)
技術／技术 (jìshù)
招數／招数 (zhāoshù)
本事
本領／本领 (běnlǐng)
材幹／材干 (cáigān) (Classical Chinese)
能力 (nénglì)
能為／能为 (néngwéi) (literary, dialectal)
能耐 (néngnài) (colloquial)
能量 (néngliàng)
花頭／花头 (Wu)
著數／着数
解數／解数
資力／资力 (zīlì)
路數／路数 (lùshù)
身手 (shēnshǒu)
道行

Derived terms

一手一足
一手交錢，一手交貨／一手交钱，一手交货 (yīshǒu jiāo qián, yīshǒu jiāo huò)
一手包攬／一手包揽
一手包辦／一手包办 (yīshǒubāobàn)
一手托兩家／一手托两家 (yīshǒu tuō liǎngjiā)
一手承運／一手承运
一手提拔
一手遮天 (yīshǒuzhētiān)
一手難掩天下人耳目／一手难掩天下人耳目
有一手 (yǒu yīshǒu)
留一手
露一手 (lòu yīshǒu)

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yīshǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄕㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ sau²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yīshǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄕㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yishǒu
  - Wade–Giles: i¹-shou³
  - Yale: yī-shǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ishoou
  - Palladius: ишоу (išou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ sau²
  - Yale: yāt sáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ sau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ seo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/

Adjective

一手

firsthand
一手材料 ― yīshǒu cáiliào ― firsthand information; primary source

一手車／一手车 ― yīshǒu chē ― firsthand vehicle

Coordinate terms

二手 (èrshǒu)