手忙腳亂 (sau2 mong4 goek3 lyun6 | shou3 mang2 jiao3 luan4) : thrown into confusion

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手忙腳亂

sau2 mong4 goek3 lyun6

shou3 mang2 jiao3 luan4

thrown into confusion; in a rush/flurry; be flustered

sort of expanded form from 手腳 (hands and feet) +忙亂 (in a hasty manner)

Level: 2
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

手忙腳亂 / 手忙脚乱

This word has been viewed 1910 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by WANNABEAFREAK on 13th Jan 2007 14:10 and last edited on 24th Aug 2011 11:39

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手 sau2 - hand
忙 mong4 - busy; fully occupied; make haste
腳 goek3 - foot, feet
亂 lyun6 - disorderly; upset; indiscriminately

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