手工

Mandarin · pinyin shǒu gōng

Meanings

  1. handwork
  2. manual
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手
shǒu · hand
工
gōng · labor, work; worker, laborer
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3–1 · shou3 gong1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sau2 gung1

Cantonese word readings for 手工. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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sau2 gung1

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verb

  1. to operate by hand; to operate manually

noun

  1. handwork; handicraft
  2. skill of work; craftsmanship
  3. (colloquial) charge for a piece of handwork

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