ze2 sau2 ze2 goek3姐手姐腳姐手姐脚

Jyutpingze2 sau2 ze2 goek3
Yalejé sáu jé geuk

Definition

(adjective) sluggish and clumsy; a term used to imply that someone is slow-moving and lacking the deftness to do work

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T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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斬腳趾避沙蟲斩脚趾避沙虫
zaam2 goek3 zi2 bei6 saa1 cung4a metaphor for going through excessive and drastic measures unnecessarily in order to avoid a small problem; literally 'cut off one's toes to avoid sandworms'; palliative; something that treats the symptom but not the underlying problem
總參謀部总参谋部
zung2 caam1 mau4 bou6(military) General Staff Headquarters
拃亂歌柄拃乱歌柄
zaa6 lyun6 go1 beng3to interrupt when someone else is talking or singing; to barge in on a conversation; to disturb the order
煮鬼
zyu2 gwai2(verb) slander someone behind their back
中央軍委中央军委
zung1 joeng1 gwan1 wai2Central Military Committee (CMC)
捉捕
zuk3 bou6to arrest; to capture
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