手痕

Chinese

Etymology 1

		hand	itchy
simp. and trad. (手痕)		手	痕
Literally: “itchy hands”.

Compare English itchy feet, a similar usage of “itchy” to mean “restless”.

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): sau² han⁴

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sau² han⁴
  - Yale: sáu hàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sau² han⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: seo² hen⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯³⁵ hɐn²¹/

Adjective

手痕

(Cantonese)

having restless hands, having an urge to fiddle with things

Etymology 2

		hand	mark
simp. and trad. (手痕)		手	痕

Pronunciation

Min Nan (POJ): chhiú-hûn

Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiú-hûn
  - Tâi-lô: tshiú-hûn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chiw'huun
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hun²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hun²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hun¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hun²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hun²³/

Noun

手痕

(Min Nan)

Synonyms

(fingerprint): 手印 (shǒuyìn), 手模 (shǒumó), 指紋／指纹 (zhǐwén); (Hakka) 手指腡／手指脶; (Min Nan) 掌頭仔痕／掌头仔痕, 指模

References

Governor-General of Taiwan (1931–1932), “手痕”, in 小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor, 臺日大辭典 [Taiwanese-Japanese Dictionary]‎ (in Japanese and Min Nan), volume 2, Taihoku: 同府 (Dōfu), OCLC 25747241, page 148
“Entry #1064”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.

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