- 手足无措 shǒuzúwúcuò at a lossat a loss as to what to do; bewildered; panicked and not knowing how to handle a situation. Literally translates to having nowhere to put one's hands and feet. Also written as [[手脚无措|手腳無措|shou3 jiao3 wu2 cuo4]].
- 情同手足 qíngtóngshǒuzú as close as brothers(idiom) to be as close as one's own hands and feet; to have a deep friendship like that of biological siblings
- 手足之情 shǒuzúzhīqíng brotherly affectionthe affection and bond between brothers; sibling love
- 亲如手足 qīnrúshǒuzú as close as brothers(idiom) describes friends who are so close or dear to each other that they are like brothers; deep friendship
- 无所措手足 wúsuǒcuòshǒuzú at a lossto be at a loss as to what to do; describes being so bewildered or anxious that one does not even know where to put one's hands and feet
- 手足胼胝 shǒuzúpiánzhī hardworking(literary) hands and feet covered in calluses; used to describe working extremely hard and enduring great toil
- 视同手足 shìtóngshǒuzú to regard as a brotherTo treat someone with the same affection and closeness as one's own sibling; to regard someone like a brother.
- 情若手足 qíngruòshǒuzú as close as brotherslove and affection as deep as between siblings; to be extremely close friends
- 手足亲情 shǒuzúqīnqíng brotherly affectionthe affection between siblings; brotherly kindness
- 手足口病 shǒuzúkǒubìng hand, foot, and mouth diseasehand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD); a highly contagious viral illness usually affecting infants and young children, characterized by fever and blisters on the hands, feet, and inside the mouth
- 手足口症 shǒuzúkǒuzhèng HFMDhuman hand, foot, and mouth disease, a viral infection occurring mostly in infants and children
- 手足情深 shǒuzúqíngshēn deep brotherly loveThe love between brothers or siblings is deep; used to describe a strong emotional bond between siblings.
- 手足重茧 shǒuzúchóngjiǎn hard-workinghands and feet covered with thick calluses; used to describe extremely hard manual labor