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笨手笨腳

ban6 sau2 ban6 goek3

clumsy, awkward, slow to react

Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

笨手笨腳

This word was added by bybell on 9th Jun 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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笨 ban6 ben4 ben3 - stupid
手 sau2 shou3 - hand
笨 ban6 ben4 ben3 - stupid
腳 goek3 jue2 jiao3 - foot; feet

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