自缚手脚 zì fù shǒu jiǎo

to bind oneself hand and foot

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to bind oneself hand and foot

Characters

Character Meaning
self; oneself; from
to bind; to tie; Taiwan pr.
hand; personal(ly); person engaged in certain types of work
foot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object)