多手多腳

简 多手多脚 · 繁 多手多腳
Mandarin · pinyin duō shǒu duō jiǎo

Meanings

  1. to meddle
  2. to make a nuisance of oneself
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多
duō · much, many; more than, over
手
shǒu · hand
腳
jiǎo · foot; base, leg, foundation
脚
jiǎo · leg, foot; base, leg, foundation
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1–3–1–3 · duo1 shou3 duo1 jiao3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

do1 sau2 do1 goek3

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do1 sau2 do1 goek3

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adj

  1. being a nuisance

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