| 缩手缩脚 |
suō shǒu suō jiǎo |
bound hand and foot (idiom); constrained |
| 缩 |
suō |
to withdraw / to pull back / to contract / to shrink / to reduce / abbreviation / also pr. [su4] |
| 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:双,只 |
| 缩 |
suō |
to withdraw / to pull back / to contract / to shrink / to reduce / abbreviation / also pr. [su4] |
| 脚 |
jiǎo |
foot / leg (of an animal or an object) / base (of an object) / CL:双,只 / classifier for kicks |
| 脚 |
jué |
role (variant of 角) |