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縮手縮腳 (suk1 sau2 suk1 goek3) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

縮手縮腳 (suk1 sau2 suk1 goek3, suō shǒu suō jiǎo) — bound hand and foot (idiom); constrained

Classifier

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 縮入 (suk1 jap6) — Retracted
• 縮埋一二角 (suk1 maai4 jat1 ji6 gok3) — hide in the corner
• 縮埋一嚿 (suk1 maai4 jat1 gau6) — curl up (spoken)
• 縮埋一字角 (suk1 maai4 jat1 zi6 gok3) — hide in the corner
• 縮數 (suk1 sou3) — stingy and scheming selfishly; petty shrewdness; bean counter
• 縮沙 (suk1 saa1) — (slang) to get cold feet; to renege; (of something) to chicken out; to give up

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