棋高一着，束手缚脚 — “To have a decisive advantage in skill or strategy”
棋高一着，束手缚脚 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have a decisive advantage in skill or strategy”. Making an opponent feel constrained and unable to perform effectively. Literally, “One move superior in chess, leaving one tied hand and foot”.
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- qí棋shū输xiān先zhāo着lose due to opponent's early advantage
- qí棋shū输xiān先zhuó著lose due to opponent's first move
- qí棋féng逢duì对shǒu手to meet one's match
- qí棋féng逢duì对shǒu手，，jiāng将yù遇liáng良cái才to meet one's match
- qí棋féng逢dí敌shǒu手To meet one's match
- qí棋féng逢dí敌shǒu手，，jiāng将yù遇liáng良cái才to meet one's match
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What does 棋高一着，束手缚脚 mean?
棋高一着，束手缚脚 (qí gāo yī zhāo ， shù shǒu fù jiǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have a decisive advantage in skill or strategy”.
How do you pronounce 棋高一着，束手缚脚?
棋高一着，束手缚脚 is pronounced qí gāo yī zhāo ， shù shǒu fù jiǎo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 棋高一着，束手缚脚 literally mean?
Literally, 棋高一着，束手缚脚 means “one move superior in chess, leaving one tied hand and foot”. It is used to mean “to have a decisive advantage in skill or strategy”.
What is the Chinese definition of 棋高一着，束手缚脚?
一着：下棋时走一步。跟棋艺比自己高的人下棋，自己显得笨拙。比喻技术高人一头，对方就无法施展本领