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雞手鴨腳

gai1 sau2 ngaap3 goek3

clumsy - used to describe a clumsy individuals with hands like those of a chicken (wings) and feet like those of a duck (webbed). So, all in all, inelegant and clumsy.

This word can only be used in Spoken Cantonese or informal Cantonese writing. 粵

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 156

雞手鴨腳

雞 gai1 ji1 - chicken
手 sau2 shou3 - hand
鴨 aap3 aap3*2 ngaap3 ya1 - [n] duck
腳 goek3 jue2 jiao3 - foot; feet

This word was added by nanimo on 14th Jul 2004 and last edited on 14th Jun 2007

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