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束手缚脚

shù shǒu fù jiǎodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
see 束手束腳|束手束脚[shù shǒu shù jiǎo]
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-48e90943c0a785d7. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

束手縛腳 束手缚脚 [shu4 shou3 fu4 jiao3] /see 束手束腳|束手束脚[shu4 shou3 shu4 jiao3]/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 束手縛腳

  • 束
    shù

    to bind / bunch / bundle / classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc / to control

    Shù

    surname Shu

  • 手
    shǒu

    hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:雙|双[shuāng],隻|只[zhī]

  • 缚
    fù

    to bind / to tie / Taiwan pr. [fú]

  • 脚
    jiǎo

    foot / leg (of an animal or an object) / base (of an object) / CL:雙|双[shuāng],隻|只[zhī] / classifier for kicks

    jué

    role (variant of 角[jué])

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.