對手

See also: 对手

Chinese

		couple; pair; to be opposite couple; pair; to be opposite; to oppose; to face; for; to; correct (answer); to answer; to reply; to direct (towards something); right	hand; convenient; ‑er
trad. (對手)		對	手
simp. (对手)		对	手

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): duìshǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): deoi³ sau²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): tui-sú
Eastern Min (BUC): dó̤i-chiū
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): tùi-chhiú

(Teochew, Peng'im): dui³ ciu²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: duìshǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: duèishǒu
  - Wade–Giles: tui⁴-shou³
  - Yale: dwèi-shǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dueyshoou
  - Palladius: дуйшоу (dujšou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: deoi³ sau²
  - Yale: deui sáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: doey³ sau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: dêu³ seo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɵy̯³³ sɐu̯³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tui-sú
  - Hakka Romanization System: dui su^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: dui⁴ su³
  - Sinological IPA: /tu̯i⁵⁵ su³¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: dó̤i-chiū
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tøy²¹³⁻⁵³ ^(t͡sʰ-)ʒieu³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tùi-chhiú
  - Tâi-lô: tuì-tshiú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: duiechiuo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tui²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tui²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tui¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tui²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: dui³ ciu²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tùi tshiú
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰiu⁵²⁻²¹/

Noun

對手

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 對手 / 对手 (duì shǒu, “(a) pair of hands”).
opponent; adversary
他是我的網球對手。 [MSC, trad.]
他是我的网球对手。 [MSC, simp.]
Tā shì wǒ de wǎngqiú duìshǒu. [Pinyin]
He's my tennis opponent.

競爭對手／竞争对手 ― jìngzhēng duìshǒu ― competitor
one's match; one's equal
你不是他的對手。 [MSC, trad.]
你不是他的对手。 [MSC, simp.]
Nǐ bù shì tā de duìshǒu. [Pinyin]
You're no match for him.

Synonyms

(opponent; one's match): 敵手／敌手 (díshǒu)

Derived terms

對手戲 / 对手戏

Verb

對手

(Eastern Min) to help; to lend a helping hand

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 幫忙 (“to help; to lend a hand”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		幫忙
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	幫忙兒
	Taiwan	幫忙
	Malaysia	幫忙
	Singapore	幫忙
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	幫忙
	Wanrong	幫忙
	Xi'an	幫忙
Southwestern Mandarin	Guilin	幫忙
Southwestern Mandarin	Liuzhou	幫手
Cantonese	Guangzhou	幫手
	Hong Kong	幫手
	Macau	幫手
	Taishan	幫手
	Yangjiang	幫手
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	幫手
	Singapore (Guangfu)	幫手
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	幫手
Gan	Nanchang	幫忙
Gan	Lichuan	幫忙
Hakka	Meixian	𢯭手, 幫忙, 幫手, 扛幫
	Xingning	𢯭手
	Huidong (Daling)	𢯭手
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	𢯭手
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	𢯭手
	Changting	𢯭手
	Wuping	幹𢯭
	Wuping (Pingyu)	𢯭手
	Liancheng	𢯭手
	Ruijin	𢯭手
	Shicheng	幫手
	Shangyou (Shexi)	幫手
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	𢯭手
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	𢯭手
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	𢯭手
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	𢯭手
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	𢯭手
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	鬥相共, 𢯭手
Huizhou	Jixi	幫忙
Jin	Taiyuan	打幫, 相幫
Northern Min	Jian'ou	幫襯
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	對手
Eastern Min	Matsu	對手
Southern Min	Xiamen	鬥相共, 鬥跤手
	Quanzhou	鬥相共, 鬥跤手, 鬥跤搭
	Zhangzhou	鬥相共, 鬥跤手
	Zhao'an	幫忙
	Taipei	鬥相共
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	鬥相共
	Kaohsiung	鬥跤手
	Yilan	鬥相共
	Changhua (Lukang)	鬥相共
	Taichung	鬥相共, 鬥跤手
	Taichung (Wuqi)	幫助
	Tainan	鬥相共, 鬥跤手
	Taitung	鬥跤手
	Hsinchu	鬥相共, 鬥跤手
	Kinmen	鬥相共
	Penghu (Magong)	鬥相共, 鬥跤手, 幫忙, 鬥相贊
	Penang (Hokkien)	鬥跤手, 幫忙
	Singapore (Hokkien)	鬥跤手, 幫忙, 鬥相共
	Manila (Hokkien)	鬥相共, 鬥, 幫助, 幫贈
	Chaozhou	相輔
	Shantou	相輔, 幫忙
	Shantou (Chenghai)	相輔
	Jieyang	相輔
	Singapore (Teochew)	相輔
	Pontianak (Teochew)	相輔
	Leizhou	幫跤接手
	Haikou	幫跤手
	Singapore (Hainanese)	幫跤手, 幫忙
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	幫手
Wu	Shanghai	幫忙, 相幫, 幫襯 dated
Xiang	Loudi	幫忙