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動手動腳

简 动手动脚 · 繁 動手動腳
Mandarin · pinyin dòng shǒu dòng jiǎo

Meanings

  1. to come to blows
  2. to paw
  3. to grope
  4. to get fresh
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動
dòng · move, happen; movement, action
手
shǒu · hand
腳
jiǎo · foot; base, leg, foundation
动
dòng · move, happen; movement, action
脚
jiǎo · leg, foot; base, leg, foundation
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Mandarin tones

4–3–4–3 · dong4 shou3 dong4 jiao3

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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 2 senses · 1 Cantonese reading

dung6 sau2 dung6 goek3

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to come to blows
  2. (idiomatic) to take liberties (with women)

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