máo shǒu máo jiǎodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
carelessly and haphazardly / to paw / to grope / to get fresh
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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:

毛手毛腳 毛手毛脚 [mao2 shou3 mao2 jiao3] /carelessly and haphazardly/to paw/to grope/to get fresh/

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Other forms in these source records: 毛手毛腳

  • 毛
    máo

    hair / feather / down / wool / mildew / mold / coarse or semifinished / young / raw / careless / unthinking / nervous / scared / (of currency) to devalue or depreciate / classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角[jiǎo] , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分[fēn])

    Máo

    surname Mao

  • 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]

  • 毛
    máo

    hair / feather / down / wool / mildew / mold / coarse or semifinished / young / raw / careless / unthinking / nervous / scared / (of currency) to devalue or depreciate / classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角[jiǎo] , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分[fēn])

    Máo

    surname Mao

  • 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.