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縛手縛腳

简 缚手缚脚 · 繁 縛手縛腳
Mandarin · pinyin fù shǒu fù jiǎo

Meanings

  1. (idiom) to be bound by too many restrictions
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縛
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手
shǒu · hand
腳
jiǎo · foot; base, leg, foundation
缚
fù · to tie
脚
jiǎo · leg, foot; base, leg, foundation
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4–3–4–3 · fu4 shou3 fu4 jiao3

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