縮手縮腳

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See also: 缩手缩脚

Chinese

FWOTD – 1 July 2023
to draw back one's hand; to shrink from doing something
to withdraw; to pull back; to contract
to withdraw; to pull back; to contract; to shrink; to reduce
 
 role; foot; base
trad. (縮手縮腳) 縮手 縮 腳
simp. (缩手缩脚) 缩手 缩 脚

Pronunciation

Idiom

縮手縮腳

  1. to curl up one's limbs (due to the cold)
  2. (figurative) to be overcautious and constrained
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