束手束脚

Traditional: 束手束腳

shù shǒu shù jiǎo

Dictionary entry

(idiom) restricted; constrained; inhibited

What does 束手束脚 mean?

束手束脚 (shù shǒu shù jiǎo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) restricted; constrained; inhibited

Character breakdown

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束Shùsurname Shu 手shǒuhand · (formal) to hold 脚jiǎofoot · leg (of an animal or an object)

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How to pronounce 束手束脚

束手束脚

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