手忙腳亂

Chinese

		hand; convenient; ‑er	busy	role; foot; base	in confusion; disorderly
trad. (手忙腳亂)		手	忙	腳	亂
simp. (手忙脚乱)		手	忙	脚	乱

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shǒumángjiǎoluàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˇ ㄇㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄨㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sau² mong⁴ goek³ lyun⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shǒumángjiǎoluàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄇㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄨㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shǒumángjiǎoluàn
    • Wade–Giles: shou³-mang²-chiao³-luan⁴
    • Yale: shǒu-máng-jyǎu-lwàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shooumangjeauluann
    • Palladius: шоуманцзяолуань (šoumanczjaoluanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯än⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sau² mong⁴ goek³ lyun⁶
    • Yale: sáu mòhng geuk lyuhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sau² mong⁴ goek⁸ lyn⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: seo² mong⁴ gêg³ lün⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯³⁵ mɔːŋ²¹ kœːk̚³ lyːn²²/

Idiom

手忙腳亂

1. to act in an disorderly and flustered manner