放開手腳

简 放开手脚 · 繁 放開手腳
Mandarin · pinyin fàng kāi shǒu jiǎo

Meanings

  1. to have free rein (idiom)
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放
fàng · put, release, free, liberate
開
kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
手
shǒu · hand
腳
jiǎo · foot; base, leg, foundation
开
kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
脚
jiǎo · leg, foot; base, leg, foundation
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4–1–3–3 · fang4 kai1 shou3 jiao3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

fong3 hoi1 sau2 goek3

Cantonese word readings for 放開手腳. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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fong3 hoi1 sau2 goek3

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