杜口裹足

Mandarin · pinyin dù kǒu guǒ zú

Meanings

  1. too frightened to move or speak
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杜
dù · stop, prevent; restrict; surname
口
kǒu · mouth; open end; entrance, gate
裹
guǒ · wrap, bind; encircle, confine
足
zú · foot; attain, satisfy, enough; Kangxi radical 156
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4–3–3–2 · du4 kou3 guo3 zu2

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dou6 hau2 gwo2 zuk1

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