# 對手
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): duìshǒu
    (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄡˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): deoi$^3$ sau$^2$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): tui-sú
* Eastern Min (BUC): dó̤i-chiū
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): tùi-chhiú
    (Teochew, Peng'im): dui$^3$ ciu$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: duìshǒu
*** Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄡˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: duèishǒu
*** Wade–Giles: tui$^4$-shou$^3$
*** Yale: dwèi-shǒu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dueyshoou
*** Palladius: дуйшоу (dujšou)
*** Sinological IPA : /tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: deoi$^3$ sau$^2$
*** Yale: deui sáu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: doey$^3$ sau$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: dêu$^3$ seo$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /tɵy̯³³ sɐu̯³⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tui-sú
*** Hakka Romanization System: dui su$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: dui$^4$ su$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /tu̯i⁵⁵ su³¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: dó̤i-chiū
*** Sinological IPA : /tøy²¹³⁻⁵³ $^{(t͡sʰ-)}$ʒieu³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tùi-chhiú
*** Tâi-lô: tuì-tshiú
*** Phofsit Daibuun: duiechiuo
*** IPA (Xiamen): /tui²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /tui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /tui²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /tui¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tui²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: dui$^3$ ciu$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tùi tshiú
*** Sinological IPA : /tui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰiu⁵²⁻²¹/

### Noun

對手
* Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 對手／对手 (duì shǒu, “(a) pair of hands”).
* opponent; adversary
       Tā shì wǒ de wǎngqiú duìshǒu. [Pinyin]
       He's my tennis opponent.
    競爭對手／竞争对手 ― jìngzhēng duìshǒu ― competitor
* one's match; one's equal
       Nǐ bù shì tā de duìshǒu. [Pinyin]
       You're no match for him.

#### Synonyms

* (opponent; one's match): 敵手／敌手 (díshǒu)

#### Derived terms

* 對手戲／对手戏

### Verb

對手
* (Eastern Min) to help; to lend a helping hand

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 幫忙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 幫忙兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 幫忙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 幫忙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 幫忙 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 幫忙 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 幫忙 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 幫忙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 幫忙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 幫手 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 幫手 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 幫手 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 幫手 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 幫手 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 幫手 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 幫手 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 幫手 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 幫手 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 幫忙 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 幫忙 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 𢯭手, 幫忙, 幫手, 扛幫 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 𢯭手 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 𢯭手 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 𢯭手 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 𢯭手 |
| Hakka | Changting | 𢯭手 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 幹𢯭 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 𢯭手 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 𢯭手 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 𢯭手 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 幫手 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 幫手 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 𢯭手 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 𢯭手 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 𢯭手 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 𢯭手 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 𢯭手 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 鬥相共, 𢯭手 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 幫忙 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 打幫, 相幫 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 幫襯 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 對手 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 對手 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 鬥相共, 鬥跤手 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 鬥相共, 鬥跤手, 鬥跤搭 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 鬥相共, 鬥跤手 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 幫忙 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 鬥相共 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 鬥相共 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 鬥跤手 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 鬥相共 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 鬥相共 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 鬥相共, 鬥跤手 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 幫助 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 鬥相共, 鬥跤手 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 鬥跤手 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 鬥相共, 鬥跤手 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 鬥相共 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 鬥相共, 鬥跤手, 幫忙, 鬥相贊 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 鬥跤手, 幫忙 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 鬥跤手, 幫忙, 鬥相共 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 鬥相共, 鬥, 幫助, 幫贈 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 相輔 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 相輔, 幫忙 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 相輔 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 相輔 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 相輔 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 相輔 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 幫跤接手 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 幫跤手 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 幫跤手, 幫忙 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 幫手 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 幫忙, 相幫, 幫襯 dated |
| Xiang | Loudi | 幫忙 |