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放開手腳

简放开手脚 · 繁放開手腳

Mandarin · pinyin fàng kāi shǒu jiǎo

to have free rein (idiom)

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放: fàng · put, release, free, liberate
開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
手: shǒu · hand
腳: jiǎo · foot; base, leg, foundation
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
脚: jiǎo · leg, foot; base, leg, foundation

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4–1–3–3 · fang4 kai1 shou3 jiao3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

fong3 hoi1 sau2 goek3

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