手緊

Chinese

		hand; convenient; ‑er	tight; nervous; strict
trad. (手緊)		手	緊
simp. (手紧)		手	紧

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shǒujǐn

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄣˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sau² gan²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shǒujǐn [Phonetic: shóujǐn]
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄣˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shooujiin
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sau² gan²
  - Yale: sáu gán
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sau² gan²
  - Guangdong Romanization: seo² gen²
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯³⁵ kɐn³⁵/

Adjective

手緊

tight-fisted; reluctant to spend money
hard up; short of money

Synonyms

(short of money): 手頭緊／手头紧 (shǒutóu jǐn); (Min Nan) 手頭絚／手头絚

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