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自縛手腳

简 自缚手脚 · 繁 自縛手腳
Mandarin · pinyin zì fù shǒu jiǎo

Meanings

  1. to bind oneself hand and foot
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Characters in this entry

自
zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
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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4–4–3–3 · zi4 fu4 shou3 jiao3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zi6 bok3 sau2 goek3

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zi6 bok3 sau2 goek3

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to restrict oneself

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