手工

Chinese

		hand; convenient; ‑er	work; worker; skill work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labour
simp. and trad. (手工)		手	工

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shǒugōng

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˇ ㄍㄨㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sau² gung¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sú-kûng
Eastern Min (BUC): chiū-gĕ̤ng
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ciu³ gang¹
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chhiú-kang

(Teochew, Peng'im): ciu² gang¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shǒugōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄍㄨㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shǒugong
  - Wade–Giles: shou³-kung¹
  - Yale: shǒu-gūng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoougong
  - Palladius: шоугун (šougun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    守宮 / 守宫
    手工
    首功
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: sau² gung¹
  - Yale: sáu gūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sau² gung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: seo² gung¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    守宮 / 守宫
    手工
    首功
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sú-kûng
  - Hakka Romanization System: su^ˋ gung^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: su³ gung¹
  - Sinological IPA: /su³¹ kuŋ²⁴/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: chiū-gĕ̤ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰieu³³⁻²¹ ^(k-)øyŋ⁵⁵/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ciu³ gang¹ [Phonetic: ciu⁵ ang¹]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: chiû-gang
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiu⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ^(k-)aŋ⁵³³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ciu³ gang¹ [Phonetic: ciu⁵ ang¹]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiu³³²⁻²¹ ^(k-)aŋ⁵⁴⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiú-kang
  - Tâi-lô: tshiú-kang
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chiw'kafng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kaŋ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kaŋ⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ciu² gang¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshiú kang
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiu⁵²⁻³⁵ kaŋ³³/

Verb

手工

to operate by hand; to operate manually

Noun

手工

handwork; handicraft
skill of work; craftsmanship
(colloquial) charge for a piece of handwork

Synonyms

(charge for a piece of handwork): 手工費／手工费 (shǒugōngfèi)

Derived terms

手工勞動 / 手工劳动
手工業 / 手工业 (shǒugōngyè)
手工活 (shǒugōnghuó)
手工藝 / 手工艺 (shǒugōngyì)
手工課 / 手工课
手工費 / 手工费 (shǒugōngfèi)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (手工):

→ Japanese: 手工(しゅこう) (shukō)
→ Korean: 수공(手工) (sugong)
→ Vietnamese: thủ công (手工)

References

莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “手工”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 101.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
手	工
しゅ Grade: 1	こう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɕɨko̞ː]

Noun

手(しゅ)工(こう) • (shukō)

handmade