méi​jiǎo​xiè

helpless person

  • created sense approved 没脚蟹/沒腳蟹 · méi​jiǎo​xiè · helpless person — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    没脚蟹 / 沒腳蟹

    méi​jiǎo​xiè

    helpless person

    a person who is unable to act or move independently, often due to a lack of support or resources; literally "a crab without legs"

    没 (literal) → 没/沒 · méi · not have 脚 (literal) → 脚/腳 · jiǎo · foot 蟹 (literal) → 蟹 · xiè · crab

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 没脚蟹/沒腳蟹 · méi​jiǎo​xiè · elusive person — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    没脚蟹 / 沒腳蟹

    méi​jiǎo​xiè

    elusive person

    a person whose whereabouts are unknown or who is difficult to track down

    没 (literal) → 没/沒 · méi · not have 脚 (literal) → 脚/腳 · jiǎo · foot 蟹 (literal) → 蟹 · xiè · crab

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

    created sense