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拔不出腿 — “Cannot pull out one's leg”

拔不出腿 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be unable to extricate oneself from a difficult situation or numerous tasks; to be bogged down; to be tied up”. Literally, “cannot pull out one's leg”.

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拔不出腿 Pronunciation and Pinyin

拔不出腿 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
拔
bá8pull out or uproot
不
bù4not
出
chū5go or come out
腿
tuǐ13Leg or ham

Example Sentence with 拔不出腿

他最近工作太忙,被各种会议和报告缠身,真是拔不出腿。
He's been extremely busy with work lately, bogged down by various meetings and reports, truly unable to extricate himself.

Idioms Related to 拔不出腿

Synonyms of 拔不出腿

  • bá拔bù不chū出jiǎo脚bogged down, unable to free oneself

Antonyms of 拔不出腿

  • zhì置shēn身shì事wài外remain uninvolved or indifferent

More idioms starting with 拔

  • bá拔dīng丁chōu抽xiē楔resolve difficulties or remove obstacles
  • bá拔cóng丛chū出lèi类to stand out from the crowd
  • bá拔le了luó萝bo卜dì地pí皮kuān宽remove obstacles to expand influence
  • bá拔dāo刀xiāng相zhù助draw sword and help someone in trouble
  • bá拔dāo刀xiāng相xiàng向turn hostile and resort to violence
  • bá拔dāo刀xiāng相jì济draw sword to help someone in distress
  • bá拔rèn刃zhāng张nǔ弩Tense and poised for conflict
  • bá拔jiàn剑lùn论gōng功fiercely argue over one's achievements
  • bá拔shí十shī失wǔ五select ten, lose five
  • bá拔shí十dé得wǔ五difficult to select suitable talent
  • bá拔dì地yǐ倚tiān天Towering to the sky

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Questions about 拔不出腿

What does 拔不出腿 mean?

拔不出腿 (bá bù chū tuǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be unable to extricate oneself from a difficult situation or numerous tasks; to be bogged down; to be tied up”.

How do you pronounce 拔不出腿?

拔不出腿 is pronounced bá bù chū tuǐ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 拔不出腿 literally mean?

Literally, 拔不出腿 means “cannot pull out one's leg”. It is used to mean “to be unable to extricate oneself from a difficult situation or numerous tasks; to be bogged down; to be tied up”.

What is the Chinese definition of 拔不出腿?

比喻陷入困境或杂事缠身而一时无法解脱

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