出手

出手

1. to dispose of; to get off one's hands; to sell (goods)

   貨物已經出手了。 [MSC, trad.]
   货物已经出手了。 [MSC, simp.]

   Huòwù yǐjīng chūshǒu le. [Pinyin]

   The goods have been disposed of.

   伊彼批貨猶未出手。 [Hokkien, trad.]
   伊彼批货犹未出手。 [Hokkien, simp.]

   I hit phoe hè iáu-bē chhut-chhiú. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   Those goods of his have not yet been disposed of.

2. to give out; to spend (money)

   他太大方了，一出手就給了人家一千圓。 [MSC, trad.]
   他太大方了，一出手就给了人家一千圆。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā tài dàfāng le, yī chūshǒu jiù gěi le rénjiā yīqiān yuán. [Pinyin]

   He's so generous that he gave out 1000 yuan to someone.

   佢出手闊綽。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   佢出手阔绰。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   keoi⁵ ceot¹ sau² fut³ coek³. [Jyutping]

   He's generous in giving out money.

   伊出手真大方。 [Hokkien, trad. and simp.]

   I chhut-chhiú chin tāi-hong. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   He's very generous in giving out money.

3. (Cantonese, Taiwanese Hakka) to take action; to start to do something

   政府終於出手拯救樓市喇。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   政府终于出手拯救楼市喇。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   zing³ fu² zung¹ jyu¹ ceot¹ sau² cing² gau³ lau⁴ si⁵ laa³. [Jyutping]

   The government finally took action to save the property market.

4. (Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) to raise a hand to strike; to hit out (with someone)

   你敢出手拍人。 [Hokkien, trad. and simp.]

   Lí káⁿ chhut-chhiú phah -lang. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   You dare to raise your hand and hit someone.

5. (Mainland China Hokkien) to be able to give out money or goods, to avoid looking stingy (used with 會／会 or 𣍐／𫧃)

   這淡薄仔錢我提𣍐出手。 [Hokkien, trad.]
   这淡薄仔钱我提𫧃出手。 [Hokkien, simp.]

   Chit tām-po̍h-á chîⁿ góa the̍h bōe chhut-chhiú. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   I can't give out this small amount of money (or I'll look stingy).

6. (Mainland China Hokkien) to pay expenses

• (to sell goods): 脫手／脱手 (tuōshǒu)
• (to come to blows):

• 入手 (rùshǒu)

出手

1. skill displayed in making opening moves (in chess, martial arts, etc.)

   出手很快  ―  chūshǒu hěn kuài  ―  displaying quick skills in making opening moves

2. sleeve length

   你出手大約有七十釐米吧。 [Hokkien, trad.]
   你出手大约有七十釐米吧。 [Hokkien, simp.]

   Lí chhut-chhiú tāi-iok iú chhit-cha̍p 釐-bí 吧. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   Your sleeves are probably around 70cm long.

• 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), “出手”, 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 109.