缚手缚脚

Traditional: 縛手縛腳

fù shǒu fù jiǎo

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to be bound by too many restrictions

What does 缚手缚脚 mean?

缚手缚脚 (fù shǒu fù jiǎo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to be bound by too many restrictions

Character breakdown

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缚fùto bind · to tie 手shǒuhand · (formal) to hold 脚jiǎofoot · leg (of an animal or an object)

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How to pronounce 缚手缚脚

缚手缚脚

fù shǒu fù jiǎo

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