左手
Chinese
    
| left | hand | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (左手) | 左 | 手 | |
| alternative forms | 濟手/济手 Wu | ||
Pronunciation
    
Noun
    
左手
Synonyms
    
	Dialectal synonyms of 左手 (“left hand”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 左邊 (“left side; the left”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 左撇子 (“left-hander; left-handed person”) [map]
Antonyms
    
- 右手 (yòushǒu)
Descendants
    
Japanese
    
    
Noun
    
左手 • (hidarite)
Antonyms
    
- 右手 (migite, “right hand”)
Etymology 2
    
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 左 | 手 | 
| さ Grade: 1 | しゅ Grade: 1 | 
| goon | |
From Middle Chinese 左手 (MC t͡sɑX|t͡sɑH ɕɨuX).
Antonyms
    
- 右手 (ushu), 右手 (yūshu, “right hand”)
Old Japanese
    
    
Noun
    
左手 (*pi1darite) (kana ひだりて)
Descendants
    
- Japanese: 左手 (hidarite)
References
    
- Peter H. Lee (1979) Celebration of Continuity: Themes in Classic East Asian Poetry, Harvard University Press; original from the University of Virginia, →ISBN, page 139
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