手零脚碎 — “To be light-fingered”
手零脚碎 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be light-fingered”. To engage in petty theft or pilfering.
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手零脚碎 Pronunciation and Pinyin
手零脚碎 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 手零脚碎
他总是手零脚碎的，所以大家都不太信任他保管贵重物品。
He is always light-fingered, so everyone doesn't quite trust him to guard valuable items.
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- shǒu手dào到ná拿lái来easily accomplished or obtained
- shǒu手dào到qín擒lái来achieve success effortlessly
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What does 手零脚碎 mean?
手零脚碎 (shǒu líng jiǎo suì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be light-fingered”.
How do you pronounce 手零脚碎?
手零脚碎 is pronounced shǒu líng jiǎo suì in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 手零脚碎?
手脚不干净。比喻小偷小摸。