舉手

See also: 举手 and 挙手

Chinese

		to lift; to hold up; to cite to lift; to hold up; to cite; to enumerate; to act; to raise; to choose; to elect	hand; convenient; ‑er
trad. (舉手)		舉	手
simp. (举手)		举	手

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): jǔshǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄩˇ ㄕㄡˇ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): ju³ sou³
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): geoi² sau²

(Taishan, Wiktionary): gui² siu²
Gan (Wiktionary): jy³ siiu³
Jin (Wiktionary): jy^2-1 sou²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kú-chhiú / kír-chhiú / kí-chhiú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jǔshǒu [Phonetic: júshǒu]
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄩˇ ㄕㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jyǔshǒu
  - Wade–Giles: chü³-shou³
  - Yale: jyǔ-shǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeushoou
  - Palladius: цзюйшоу (czjujšou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jǔshǒur [Phonetic: júshǒur]
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄩˇ ㄕㄡˇㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jyǔshǒur
  - Wade–Giles: chü³-shou³-ʼrh
  - Yale: jyǔ-shǒur
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeushooul
  - Palladius: цзюйшоур (czjujšour)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂɤʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: ju³ sou³
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: gysou
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy⁵³ səu⁵³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: geoi² sau²
  - Yale: géui sáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: goey² sau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: gêu² seo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɵy̯³⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: gui² siu²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kui⁵⁵ siu⁵⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: jy³ siiu³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy²¹³⁻²⁴ sɨu²¹³/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: jy^2-1 sou²
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕy⁵³⁻¹¹ səu⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kú-chhiú
  - Tâi-lô: kú-tshiú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kwchiuo
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /ku⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kír-chhiú
  - Tâi-lô: kír-tshiú
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kɯ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kí-chhiú
  - Tâi-lô: kí-tshiú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kychiuo
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

Verb

舉手

to raise one's hand (to do work; especially in expressions to denote something is as easy as raising one's hands)
to put up one's hand (to signal agreement or enquiry)
那邊有人舉手。／那边有人举手。 ― Nàbiān yǒurén jǔshǒu. ― Someone's put up their hand there.

舉手表決／举手表决 ― jǔshǒu biǎojué ― to vote by a show of hands

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 舉手 (“to put up one's hand; to raise one's hand”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		舉手
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	舉手
	Taiwan	舉手
	Chengde	舉手
	Chifeng	舉手
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	舉手
	Heihe	舉手
	Qiqihar	舉手
	Harbin	舉手
	Jiamusi	舉手
	Baicheng	舉手
	Changchun	舉手
	Tonghua	舉手
	Shenyang	舉手
	Jinzhou	舉手
	Singapore	舉手
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	舉手
	Tangshan	舉手
	Cangzhou	舉手
	Baoding	舉手
	Shijiazhuang	舉手
	Lijin	舉手
	Jinan	舉手
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	舉手
	Dandong	舉手
	Yantai	舉手
	Yantai (Muping)	舉手
	Qingdao	舉手
	Zhucheng	舉手
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	舉手
	Lingbao	舉手
	Jining	舉手
	Linfen	舉手
	Shangqiu	舉手
	Yuanyang	舉手
	Zhengzhou	舉手
	Xinyang	舉手
	Baihe	舉手
	Xi'an	舉手, 奓手
	Baoji	舉手
	Tianshui	舉手
	Xining	舉手
	Xuzhou	舉手
	Fuyang	舉手
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	舉手
	Lanzhou	舉手
	Dunhuang	舉手, 抬起手
	Hami	舉手
	Ürümqi	舉手
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	舉手, 㧯手
	Nanchong	舉手
	Hanyuan	舉手, 㧯手
	Xichang	舉手
	Zigong	舉手, 㧯手
	Chongqing	舉手
	Wuhan	舉手
	Yichang	舉手
	Xiangyang	舉手
	Tianmen	舉手
	Guiyang	舉手
	Zunyi	舉手
	Bijie	舉手, 㧯手
	Liping	抬起手
	Zhaotong	拄手
	Dali	舉手
	Kunming	舉手
	Mengzi	起手
	Guilin	舉手
	Liuzhou	舉手
	Jishou	舉手
	Changde	舉手
	Hanzhong	舉手
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	舉手
	Yangzhou	舉手
	Lianyungang	舉手
	Lianshui	舉手
	Nantong	舉手
	Anqing	舉手
	Wuhu	舉手
	Hefei	舉手
	Hong'an	舉手
Cantonese	Guangzhou	舉手, 擔高手
	Hong Kong	舉手
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	舉手
	Macau	擔高手
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	舉手, 擔高手
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	擔高手
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	舉手
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	伸高手
	Foshan	舉手, 擔高手
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	遞高隻手
	Foshan (Shunde)	擔高手
	Foshan (Sanshui)	舉手
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	舉手
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	擔高手
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	擔高手
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	舉手
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	舉手
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	舉手
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	舉手
	Taishan	舉手
	Kaiping (Chikan)	舉手
	Enping (Niujiang)	舉手
	Heshan (Yayao)	舉手
	Dongguan	擔高手, 舉手
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	擔高手
Gan	Nanchang	舉手
Hakka	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	舉手
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	擔高手
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	舉手
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	舉手
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	舉手
	Yudu	舉手
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	擎手
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	擎手, 比手, 迎手
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	擎手
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	擎手
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	擎手
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	擎手
Huizhou	Jixi	舉手
Huizhou	Shexian	舉手
Jin	Taiyuan	舉手
	Yangyuan	舉手, 擩起手
	Datong	舉手
	Xinzhou	舉手, 擩起手
	Lüliang (Lishi)	舉手
	Changzhi	舉手
	Linhe	舉手
	Jining	舉手
	Hohhot	舉手
	Erenhot	舉手
	Pingshan	舉手
	Zhangjiakou	舉手
	Handan	舉手
	Linzhou	舉手
	Suide	舉手, 奓手
Northern Min	Jian'ou	掇手
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	舉手
Southern Min	Xiamen	攑手
	Quanzhou	攑手
	Zhangzhou	攑手
	Zhao'an	攑手
	Kaohsiung	攑手
	Yilan	攑手
	Changhua (Lukang)	攑手
	Taichung	攑手
	Taichung (Wuqi)	攑手
	Tainan	攑手
	Taitung	攑手
	Hsinchu	攑手
	Penghu (Magong)	攑手
	Singapore (Hokkien)	起手
	Manila (Hokkien)	攑手
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	擔懸手
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	舉手
Wu	Shanghai	舉手
	Suzhou	舉手
	Danyang	舉手
	Hangzhou	舉手
	Jinhua	舉手

Derived terms