"お手上げ" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [o̞te̞a̠ɡe̞] Forms: お手上げ [canonical] (ruby: 手上(てあ)), oteage [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of 御 (o, honorific prefix) + 手 (te, “hand, hands”) + 上げ (age, “raising”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 上げる ageru “to raise something”). Etymology templates: {{m|ja|連用形||continuative or stem form|tr=ren'yōkei}} 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”), {{l|ja|上げる}} 上げる, {{ja-l/helper|上げる||}} 上げる, {{ja-l|上げる}} 上げる, {{compound|ja|御|手|上げ|pos1=honorific prefix|pos3=the <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">連用形</i> (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 上げる ageru “to raise something”|sort=おてあげ|t2=hand, hands|t3=raising|tr1=o|tr2=te|tr3=age}} 御 (o, honorific prefix) + 手 (te, “hand, hands”) + 上げ (age, “raising”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 上げる ageru “to raise something”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|おてあげ}} お手上(てあ)げ • (oteage)
  1. throwing up one's hands: giving up, quitting Wikipedia link: ja:大辞林, ja:松村明 Synonyms: 匙を投げる (saji o nageru) (ruby: (さじ), ()), 御手上, 御手上げ Related terms: 手を上げる (te o ageru) (ruby: (), ())

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