# 抓手
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhuāshǒu
    (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄚ ㄕㄡˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zaau$^2$ sau$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhuāshǒu
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄚ ㄕㄡˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhuashǒu
*** Wade–Giles: chua$^1$-shou$^3$
*** Yale: jwā-shǒu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juashoou
*** Palladius: чжуашоу (čžuašou)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂu̯ä⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zaau$^2$ sau$^2$
*** Yale: jáau sáu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzaau$^2$ sau$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: zao$^2$ seo$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡saːu̯³⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/

### Noun

抓手
* (Mainland China, literally) gripping device; gripper; pincer; tongs; mechanical hand
* (Mainland China, figuratively) starting point; breakthrough point; focus

### Verb

抓手
* (Wuhan Mandarin) to shake hands

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 握手, 拉手 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 握手, 拉手兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 握手 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 握手 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 握手 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 握手, 拉手 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 握手, 拉手 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 握手 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 握手 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 握手, 拉手 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 握手, 拉手 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 握手, 拉手 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 握手, 拉手 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 握手, 拉手 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 握手, 拉手兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 握手 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 握手 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 握手, 拉手 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 握手, 拉手 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 握手, 拉手兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 握手, 拉手 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 握手, 拉手 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 握手 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 拉手 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 握手, 拉手 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 拉手兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 握手兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 握手 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 握手 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 握手兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 握手 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 握手, 拉手 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 握手, 拉手 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 握手 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 握手 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 握手 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 握手 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 握手 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 握手, 拉手 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 握手 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 握手, 拉手 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 握手, 拉手 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 握手, 拉手 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 握手, 拉手 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 拉手 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 拉手兒, 拉手 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 握手 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 握手 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 握手 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 握手 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 握手, 拉手 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 握手 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 握手 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 握手, 拉手, 抓手 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 拉手 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 握手 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 握手, 拉手 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 握手 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 握手 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 握手 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 握手 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 握手, 拉手 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 握手 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 握手, 拉手 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 握手 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 握手 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 握手, 拉手 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 握手 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 握手 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 握手 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 握手 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 握手 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 握手 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 握手 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 握手 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 握手 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 握手 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 握手 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 握手 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 握手 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 扼手 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 扼手 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 扼手 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 握手 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 扼手 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 扼手 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 握手 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 握手 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 握手, 拉手 |
| Jin | Datong | 握手 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 握手 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 握手 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 握手 |
| Jin | Linhe | 握手, 拉手 |
| Jin | Jining | 握手 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 握手, 拉手 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 拉手 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 握手, 拉手 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 握手, 拉手 |
| Jin | Handan | 握手, 拉手 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 握手 |
| Jin | Suide | 握手 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 握手 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 握手 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 勢手 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 握手 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 握手 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 勢手 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 握手 |