gwaan3 jung6 sau2慣用手惯用手

Jyutpinggwaan3 jung6 sau2

Yalegwaan yuhng sáu

名詞

Definition

Dominant hand; the hand that is more commonly used and can perform more complex movements.

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How it's used

This term is a relatively formal or technical way to describe the hand one uses for precise tasks. In casual daily conversation, people usually just ask about which hand someone uses for writing or eating, such as 問人係用左手定右手寫字. It is most commonly encountered in medical contexts, ergonomic product descriptions, or sports training discussions.

Measure word

zek3隻jek

Examples

nei5你gwaan3慣jung6用sau2手hai6係zo2左sau2手ding6定jau6右sau2手aa4呀？

Is your dominant hand your left or right hand?

ngo5我gwaan3慣jung6用sau2手sau6受zo2咗soeng1傷，se2寫zi6字hou2好m4唔fong1方bin6便。

My dominant hand is injured, it is very inconvenient to write.

Related words

see alsozo2 pit3 zi2左撇子jó pit jí

Common phrases

gwaan3慣jung6用sau2手sau6受soeng1傷

dominant hand injury

fan3訓lin6練gwaan3慣jung6用sau2手

train the dominant hand

Common mistake

Avoid using this term in casual settings where it might sound overly clinical or like a direct translation from a textbook. Simply referring to the hand you use for writing is much more natural.