suō​shǒu​suō​jiǎo

to be overcautious

  • created reference approved 缩手缩脚/縮手縮腳 → 大刀阔斧/大刀闊斧 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    缩手缩脚 / 縮手縮腳 suō​shǒu​suō​jiǎo

    大刀阔斧 / 大刀闊斧 dà​dāo​kuò​fǔ

    antonym

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

    created reference

  • created reference approved 缩手缩脚/縮手縮腳 → 逼手逼脚/逼手逼腳 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    缩手缩脚 / 縮手縮腳 suō​shǒu​suō​jiǎo

    逼手逼脚 / 逼手逼腳 bī​shǒu​bī​jiǎo

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created reference approved 缩手缩脚/縮手縮腳 → 畏首畏尾 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    缩手缩脚 / 縮手縮腳 suō​shǒu​suō​jiǎo

    畏首畏尾 wèi​shǒu​wèi​wěi

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 缩手缩脚/縮手縮腳 · suō​shǒu​suō​jiǎo · to be overcautious — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    缩手缩脚 / 縮手縮腳

    suō​shǒu​suō​jiǎo

    to be overcautious

    (idiom) to be hesitant or fearful of taking action; constrained by too much caution or worry

    缩 (literal) → 缩/縮 · suō · to recoil 手 (literal) → 手 · shǒu · hand 缩 (literal) → 缩/縮 · suō · to recoil 脚 (literal) → 脚/腳 · jiǎo · foot

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 缩手缩脚/縮手縮腳 · suō​shǒu​suō​jiǎo · to huddle up with cold — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    缩手缩脚 / 縮手縮腳

    suō​shǒu​suō​jiǎo

    to huddle up with cold

    To shrink or curl up one's limbs because of the cold

    缩 (literal) → 缩/縮 · suō · to pull back 手 (literal) → 手 · shǒu · hand 缩 (literal) → 缩/縮 · suō · to pull back 脚 (literal) → 脚/腳 · jiǎo · foot

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

    created sense