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礙手礙腳

简 碍手碍脚 · 繁 礙手礙腳
Mandarin · pinyin ài shǒu ài jiǎo

Meanings

  1. (idiom) to be in the way; to be a hindrance
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礙
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手
shǒu · hand
腳
jiǎo · foot; base, leg, foundation
碍
ài · obstruct, hinder, block, deter
脚
jiǎo · leg, foot; base, leg, foundation
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4–3–4–3 · ai4 shou3 ai4 jiao3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ngoi6 sau2 ngoi6 goek3

Cantonese word readings for 礙手礙腳. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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ngoi6 sau2 ngoi6 goek3

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phrase · Etymology 1

  1. (idiomatic) to be in the way; to be a hindrance

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