手頭 [－头]

Jyutping sau2 tau4
Pinyin shǒu tóu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. on hand
  2. at hand
  3. one's financial situation
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    附近​有​嘅​嘢​；​而家​要​做​嘅​嘢
    something on hand; something at hand
    • 做埋手頭啲嘢
      做埋手头啲嘢
      zou6 maai4 sau2 tau4 di1 je5
      to finish up the tasks at hand
  2. 名詞
    財政狀況
    one's financial condition at the moment
    • 手頭緊
      手头紧
      sau2 tau4 gan2
      to be short of money
    • 手頭鬆
      手头松
      sau2 tau4 sung1
      to have money to spend
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, Min-Nan
    strength of one's hand
  2. noun
    right beside one; on hand; at hand
  3. noun, Min-Nan
    dosage of medicine as prescribed by a doctor
  4. noun
    personal financial situation; finances
    (syn.) 手下
    • 手頭緊
      手头紧
      sau2 tau4 gan2
      to be short of money
    • 手頭拮据
      手头拮据
      shǒu tóu jié jū
      to feel the pinch
  5. noun
    writing or other abilities
  6. noun, Taiwanese-Hokkien
    situation at hand
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #3775
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他的书销路不好，所以现在手头十分拮据。
    他的書銷路不好，所以現在手頭十分拮据。
    tā de shū xiāo lù bù hǎo ， suǒ yǐ xiàn zài shǒu tóu shí fēn jié jū 。
    • He is badly off, because his book doesn't sell well.
  2. Mandarin
    你现在手头儿有钱吗？先借我点儿。
    你現在手頭兒有錢嗎？先借我點兒。
    nǐ xiàn zài shǒu tóu ér yǒu qián ma ？ xiān jiè wǒ diǎn er 。
    • Do you have cash on you now? Could you lend me some?
  3. Mandarin
    有时我吸烟只是因为要给我手头点事做。
    有時我吸煙只是因為要給我手頭點事做。
    yǒu shí wǒ xī yān zhǐ shì yīn wèi yào gěi wǒ shǒu tóu diǎn shì zuò 。
    • Sometimes I smoke just to give my hands something to do.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    手头上
    手頭上
    sau2 tau4 soeng6
    • in one's hand
  2. Cantonese
    手头宽松
    手頭寬鬆
    sau2 tau4 fun1 sung1
    • to be quite well-off financially at the moment
  3. Cantonese
    而家手头松咗，先可以还钱俾你。
    而家手頭鬆咗，先可以還錢俾你。
    ji4 gaa1 sau2 tau4 sung1 zo2, sin1 ho2 ji5 waan4 cin2 bei2 nei5.
    • We are now better off so we are able to pay off our debt to you.
  4. Cantonese
    借钱？我而家手头唔方便。
    借錢？我而家手頭唔方便。
    ze3 cin2? ngo5 ji4 gaa1 sau2 tau4 m4 fong1 bin6.
    • Want to borrow money? I am currently not able to lend it though.
  5. Cantonese
    唔好喺度催催贡，我好快就可以搞掂埋手头上嘅工作。
    唔好喺度催催貢，我好快就可以搞掂埋手頭上嘅工作。
    m4 hou2 hai2 dou6 ceoi1 ceoi1 gung3, ngo5 hou2 faai3 zau6 ho2 ji5 gaau2 dim6 maai4 sau2 tau4 soeng6 ge3 gung1 zok3
    • Don't hurry me up. I'll get my work done in a short while.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    手头紧
    手頭緊
    sau2 tau4 gan2
    • to feel the pinch
  2. Mandarin
    最近手头很紧。
    最近手頭很緊。
    zuì jìn shǒu tóu hěn jǐn ．
    • I'm short of money recently.
  3. Mandarin
    手头不便
    手頭不便
    shǒu tóu bù biàn
    • to be strapped for cash
  4. Mandarin
    手头拮据
    手頭拮据
    shǒu tóu jié jū
    • to feel the pinch