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縮手縮腳

简 缩手缩脚 · 繁 縮手縮腳
Mandarin · pinyin suō shǒu suō jiǎo

Meanings

  1. bound hand and foot (idiom); constrained
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縮
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手
shǒu · hand
腳
jiǎo · foot; base, leg, foundation
缩
suō · contract, draw in, reduce
脚
jiǎo · leg, foot; base, leg, foundation
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1–3–1–3 · suo1 shou3 suo1 jiao3

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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 2 senses · 1 Cantonese reading

suk1 sau2 suk1 goek3

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to curl up one's limbs (due to the cold)
  2. (figurative) to be overcautious and constrained

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