礙手礙腳

Chinese

		to hinder; to obstruct; to block	hand; convenient; ‑er	to hinder; to obstruct; to block	role; foot; base
trad. (礙手礙腳)		礙	手	礙	腳
simp. (碍手碍脚)		碍	手	碍	脚

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): àishǒu'àijiǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄞˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngoi⁶ sau² ngoi⁶ goek³
Gan (Wiktionary): ngai⁵ siiu³ ngai⁵ jioh⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): gāi-chhiú-gāi-kha

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: àishǒu'àijiǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄞˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: àishǒu-àijiǎo
  - Wade–Giles: ai⁴-shou³-ai⁴-chiao³
  - Yale: ài-shǒu-ài-jyǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ayshoouayjeau
  - Palladius: айшоу’айцзяо (ajšou’ajczjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngoi⁶ sau² ngoi⁶ goek³
  - Yale: ngoih sáu ngoih geuk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngoi⁶ sau² ngoi⁶ goek⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngoi⁶ seo² ngoi⁶ gêg³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɔːi̯²² sɐu̯³⁵ ŋɔːi̯²² kœːk̚³/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: ngai⁵ siiu³ ngai⁵ jioh⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋai¹¹ sɨu²¹³⁻²⁴ ŋai¹¹ t͡ɕiɔʔ⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gāi-chhiú-gāi-kha
  - Tâi-lô: gāi-tshiú-gāi-kha
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gaixchiw'gaixqaf
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɡai²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡai²²⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡai⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡai⁴¹⁻²² kʰa³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡai²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡai²²⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɡai³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡai³³⁻¹¹ kʰa⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡai³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡai³³⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

Idiom

礙手礙腳

to be in the way; to be a hindrance

Synonyms