手頭緊

Chinese

		right beside one; on hand; at hand right beside one; on hand; at hand; personal financial situation; finances	tight; nervous; strict
trad. (手頭緊)		手頭	緊
simp. (手头紧)		手头	紧

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shǒutóu jǐn

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄣˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sau² tau⁴ gan²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shǒutóu jǐn
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄣˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shǒutóu jǐn
    • Wade–Giles: shou³-tʻou² chin³
    • Yale: shǒu-tóu jǐn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shooutour jiin
    • Palladius: шоутоу цзинь (šoutou czinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shǒutóurjǐn
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄡˊㄦ ㄐㄧㄣˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shǒutóurjǐn
    • Wade–Giles: shou³-tʻou²-ʼrh-chin³
    • Yale: shǒu-tóur-jǐn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shooutourljiin
    • Palladius: шоутоурцзинь (šoutourczinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵ t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sau² tau⁴ gan²
    • Yale: sáu tàuh gán
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sau² tau⁴ gan²
    • Guangdong Romanization: seo² teo⁴ gen²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ kɐn³⁵/

Adjective

手頭緊

1. short of money; hard up; broke

Synonyms

• 手緊／手紧 (shǒujǐn)
• (Cantonese) 等錢使／等钱使
• (Hokkien) 手頭絚／手头𰬌