礙手礙腳

Chinese

		to hinder; to obstruct; to block	hand; convenient; ‑er	to hinder; to obstruct; to block	role; foot; base
trad. (礙手礙腳)		礙	手	礙	腳
simp. (碍手碍脚)		碍	手	碍	脚

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): àishǒu'àijiǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄞˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngoi⁶ sau² ngoi⁶ goek³
• Gan (Wiktionary): ngai⁵ siiu³ ngai⁵ jioh⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): gāi-chhiú-gāi-kha

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: àishǒu'àijiǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄞˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: àishǒu-àijiǎo
    • Wade–Giles: ai⁴-shou³-ai⁴-chiao³
    • Yale: ài-shǒu-ài-jyǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ayshoouayjeau
    • Palladius: айшоу’айцзяо (ajšou’ajczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngoi⁶ sau² ngoi⁶ goek³
    • Yale: ngoih sáu ngoih geuk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngoi⁶ sau² ngoi⁶ goek⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngoi⁶ seo² ngoi⁶ gêg³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɔːi̯²² sɐu̯³⁵ ŋɔːi̯²² kœːk̚³/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: ngai⁵ siiu³ ngai⁵ jioh⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋai¹¹ sɨu²¹³⁻²⁴ ŋai¹¹ t͡ɕiɔʔ⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gāi-chhiú-gāi-kha
    • Tâi-lô: gāi-tshiú-gāi-kha
    • Phofsit Daibuun: gaixchiw'gaixqaf
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡai²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡai²²⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡai⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡai⁴¹⁻²² kʰa³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡai²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡai²²⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡai³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡai³³⁻¹¹ kʰa⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡai³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡai³³⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

Idiom

礙手礙腳

1. to be in the way; to be a hindrance

Synonyms

• (Cantonese) 阻頭阻勢／阻头阻势, 阻手阻腳／阻手阻脚
• (Hakka) 礙礙事事／碍碍事事
• (Leizhou Min) 椵骹椵手