礙手礙腳
Chinese
Etymology 1
| to hinder; to obstruct; to block | hand; convenient; ‑er | to hinder; to obstruct; to block | role; foot; base | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (礙手礙腳) | 礙 | 手 | 礙 | 腳 | |
| simp. (碍手碍脚) | 碍 | 手 | 碍 | 脚 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): àishǒu'àijiǎo
- (Zhuyin): ㄞˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): ngoi6 sau2 ngoi6 goek3
- Gan (Wiktionary): ngai5 siiu3 ngai5 jioh6
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: àishǒu'àijiǎo
- Zhuyin: ㄞˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: àishǒu-àijiǎo
- Wade–Giles: ai4-shou3-ai4-chiao3
- Yale: ài-shǒu-ài-jyǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ayshoouayjeau
- Palladius: айшоу’айцзяо (ajšou’ajczjao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ngoi6 sau2 ngoi6 goek3
- Yale: ngoih sáu ngoih geuk
- Cantonese Pinyin: ngoi6 sau2 ngoi6 goek8
- Guangdong Romanization: ngoi6 seo2 ngoi6 gêg3
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋɔːi̯²² sɐu̯³⁵ ŋɔːi̯²² kœːk̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Gan
Idiom
礙手礙腳
- to be in the way; to be a hindrance
Synonyms
- 絆手絆腳／绊手绊脚 (bànshǒubànjiǎo)
- (Cantonese) 阻頭阻勢／阻头阻势, 阻手阻腳／阻手阻脚
- (Hakka) 礙礙事事／碍碍事事
- (Hokkien) 纏跤絆手／缠跤绊手, 纏跤纏手／缠跤缠手, 纏跤鎮手／缠跤镇手, 鎮跤鎮手／镇跤镇手, 柺跤柺手, 礙手礙跤／碍手碍跤
- (Leizhou Min) 椵骹椵手
Etymology 2
| For pronunciation and definitions of 礙手礙腳 – see 礙手礙跤 (“to be in the way; to be a hindrance”). (This term is a variant form of 礙手礙跤). |