Our goal is to provide you with free Chinese learning tools. This series highlights idioms and proverbs, full of meaning and adaptable to many contexts. The featured idiom is 「慌手忙腳」, with details below.
This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「慌手忙腳」. Its meaning and application are provided below.
Describes busy movements. Same as “in a panic”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
huāng shǒu máng jiǎo
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
fong1 sau2 mong4 geuk3
Chinese idioms come in large numbers, with diverse meanings and usages, offering endless learning opportunities. We hope these resources make it easier for you to study Chinese.

