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束手束脚
shù​shǒu​shù​jiǎo

to be hamstrung

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 束手 shù​shǒu
    to have one's hands tied
    to be helpless or unable to do anything about a situation
  2. 束 shù adjectivenoun
    to restrain
    (bound form) to control, limit, or restrain, as in the words 约束 yuē​shù or 管束 guǎn​shù
  3. 脚 腳 jiǎo noun
    foot
    foot or leg of a person or animal