插手
Chinese edit
insert; stick in; pierce insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose |
hand; convenient; ‑er | ||
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trad. (插手) | 插 | 手 | |
simp. #(插手) | 插 | 手 | |
Literally: “insert one's hand”. |
Pronunciation 1 edit
Verb edit
插⫽手 (verb-object)
- to get involved in; to meddle in
- 現在幾十隻手插到地方,使地方的事情不好辦。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1956, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《論十大關係》 (On the Ten Major Relationships), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition
- Xiànzài jǐshí zhī shǒu chā dào dìfāng, shǐ dìfāng de shìqíng bù hǎo bàn. [Pinyin]
- At present scores of hands are reaching out to the localities, making things difficult for them.
现在几十只手插到地方,使地方的事情不好办。 [MSC, simp.]
Synonyms edit
Related terms edit
- 插口 (chākǒu)
Pronunciation 2 edit
Noun edit
插手