插不上手
chā​bu​shàng​shǒu

unable to intervene

  • created reference approved 插不上手 → 插手 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    插不上手 chā​bu​shàng​shǒu

    插手 chā​shǒu

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 插不上手 · chā​bu​shàng​shǒu · unable to intervene — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    插不上手

    chā​bu​shàng​shǒu

    unable to intervene

    To be unable to get involved, lend a hand, or intervene in a matter.

    插 (literal) → 插 · chā · to interpose 不 (literal) → 不 · bu · [potential] 上 (literal) → 上 · shàng · to go up 手 (literal) → 手 · shǒu · hand

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense