袖手

Chinese

		sleeve	hand; convenient; ‑er
simp. and trad. (袖手)		袖	手

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiùshǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄡˇ
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhiu-sú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiùshǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siòushǒu
  - Wade–Giles: hsiu⁴-shou³
  - Yale: syòu-shǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiowshoou
  - Palladius: сюшоу (sjušou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕjoʊ̯⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhiu-sú
  - Hakka Romanization System: qiu su`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: qiu⁴ su³
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡ɕʰi̯u⁵⁵ su³¹/

Verb

袖手

to put one's hands into the sleeves
to take a do-nothing attitude; to look on

Derived terms

袖手旁觀／袖手旁观 (xiùshǒu-pángguān)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
袖	手
しゅう Grade: S	しゅ Grade: 1

Etymology

From Chinese 袖手 (xiùshǒu). Attested from the 14th century.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɕɨᵝːɕɨᵝ]

Noun

袖(しゅう)手(しゅ) • (shūshu)

idleness, lack of initiative, (literally) drawing one's hands into one's sleeves

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan

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