妙手

Chinese

		clever; wonderful	hand; convenient; ‑er
trad. (妙手)		妙	手
simp. ^#(妙手)		妙	手

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): miàoshǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄠˋ ㄕㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): miu⁶ sau²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: miàoshǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄠˋ ㄕㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: miàoshǒu
  - Wade–Giles: miao⁴-shou³
  - Yale: myàu-shǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: miawshoou
  - Palladius: мяошоу (mjaošou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong–Macau)⁺
  - Jyutping: miu⁶ sau²
  - Yale: miuh sáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: miu⁶ sau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: miu⁶ seo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /miːu̯²² sɐu̯³⁵/

Noun

妙手

(literary) a person of talent
a brilliant move, especially in Go

Derived terms

妙手回春 (miàoshǒuhuíchūn)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (妙手):

→ Japanese: 妙手(みょうしゅ) (myōshu)
→ Korean: 묘수(妙手) (myosu)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
妙	手
みょう Grade: S	しゅ Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

妙(みょう)手(しゅ) • (myōshu)

a brilliant move, especially in shogi or go
expert, master
ヴァイオリンの妙手(みょうしゅ)
vaiorin no myōshu
a master of the violin

References

“妙手”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025