缩手缩脚

Traditional form:

縮手縮腳

Pinyin (reading):

suōshǒusuōjiǎo

Definitions:

• bound hand and foot (idiom); constrained

Characters:

• 缩 - to withdraw, to shrink, to pull back; abbreviation
• 手 - hand
• 缩 - to withdraw, to shrink, to pull back; abbreviation
• 脚 - leg, foot; foundation, base

Traditional characters:

• 縮 - to withdraw, to shrink, to pull back; abbreviation
• 手 - hand
• 縮 - to withdraw, to shrink, to pull back; abbreviation
• 腳 - leg, foot; foundation, base