有 手 有 脚

yǒu shǒu yǒu jiǎodictionary entry

lit. have hands have feet / to be able bodied (idiom) / to have the ability to work

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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.

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Original source entry:

有手有腳 有手有脚 [you3 shou3 you3 jiao3] /lit. have hands have feet/to be able bodied (idiom)/to have the ability to work/

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Other forms in these source records: 有手有腳

有
yǒu
to have / there is / (bound form) having / with / -ful / -ed / -al (as in 有意[yǒu yì] intentional)
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]
有
yǒu
to have / there is / (bound form) having / with / -ful / -ed / -al (as in 有意[yǒu yì] intentional)
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])

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