4 characters Idiom and proverb 29 157

We’re offering free resources to help you learn Chinese. In this series, idioms and proverbs take center stage, known for their deep meanings and versatile usage. Today’s idiom is 「礙足礙手」, explained below.

We’re presenting the idiom 「礙足礙手」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.

Obstacle: obstacle. Preventing others from doing things. Same as “getting in the way”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

ài zú ài shǒu

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

ngoi6 juk1 ngoi6 sau2

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