4 characters Idiom and proverb 4 566

After learning basic characters, the next level in Chinese is combining them into words, and then idioms. This free guide helps you understand advanced idioms like 「手腳無措」. Meaning and usage are below.

Here, we present the idiom 「手腳無措」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.

Describes panicky behavior or inability to cope. Same as “at a loss”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

shǒu jiǎo wú cuò

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

sau2 geuk3 mou4 chou3

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