绊 脚 石

bàn jiǎo shídictionary entry

stumbling block / obstacle / someone who gets in your way

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Original source entry:

絆腳石绊脚石 [ban4 jiao3 shi2] /stumbling block/obstacle/someone who gets in your way/

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Other forms in these source records: 絆腳石

绊
bàn
to trip / to stumble / to hinder
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])
石
dàn
dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dǒu] / one hundred liters / ancient pr. [shí]
shí
rock / stone / stone inscription / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[bā yīn]
Shí
surname Shi / abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shí jiā zhuāng], the capital of Hebei

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