笨手笨腳

简 笨手笨脚 · 繁 笨手笨腳
Mandarin · pinyin bèn shǒu bèn jiǎo

Meanings

  1. clumsy
  2. all thumbs
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笨
bèn · foolish, stupid, dull; awkward
手
shǒu · hand
腳
jiǎo · foot; base, leg, foundation
脚
jiǎo · leg, foot; base, leg, foundation
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4–3–4–3 · ben4 shou3 ben4 jiao3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ban6 sau2 ban6 goek3

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  1. (colloquial) clumsy; all thumbs

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