易手

Chinese

		change; easy; simple	hand; convenient; ‑er
simp. and trad. (易手)		易	手

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yìshǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄕㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jik⁶ sau²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): e̍k-chhiú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yìshǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄕㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yìshǒu
  - Wade–Giles: i⁴-shou³
  - Yale: yì-shǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihshoou
  - Palladius: ишоу (išou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jik⁶ sau²
  - Yale: yihk sáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jik⁹ sau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yig⁶ seo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪk̚² sɐu̯³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: e̍k-chhiú
  - Tâi-lô: i̍k-tshiú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: egchiuo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iɪk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰiu⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iɪk̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɪk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /iɪk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰiu⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɪk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

Verb

易手

to change hands
在戰爭中，這個城市幾經易手。 [MSC, trad.]
在战争中，这个城市几经易手。 [MSC, simp.]
Zài zhànzhēng zhōng, zhè ge chéngshì jǐjīng yìshǒu. [Pinyin]
The city changed hands several times during the war.

Synonyms

(of merchandise) 倒手 (dǎoshǒu)