縮手縮腳

縮手縮腳

See also: 缩手缩脚

Chinese

		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

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): suōshǒusuōjiǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄛ ㄕㄡˇ ㄙㄨㄛ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): suk¹ sau² suk¹ goek³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: suōshǒusuōjiǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄛ ㄕㄡˇ ㄙㄨㄛ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suoshoousuojeau
    • Tongyong Pinyin: suoshǒusuojiǎo
    • IPA ^(key): /swɔ˥ ʂoʊ̯˨˩˦꜕꜖꜖ swɔ˥ t͡ɕjɑʊ̯˨˩˦꜕꜖⁽꜕꜖꜓⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: suk¹ sau² suk¹ goek³
    • Yale: sūk sáu sūk geuk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: suk⁷ sau² suk⁷ goek⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: sug¹ seo² sug¹ gêg³
    • IPA ^(key): /sʊk˥ sɐu̯˧˥ sʊk˥ kœ̽ːk˧/

Idiom

縮手縮腳

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