四马攒蹄 — “To be tied up hand and foot”
四马攒蹄 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be tied up hand and foot”. To be bound securely with all four limbs together. Literally, “four horses gather hooves”.
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四马攒蹄 Pronunciation and Pinyin
四马攒蹄 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 四马攒蹄
那人被绑得四马攒蹄，动弹不得
The person was tied up hand and foot, unable to move.
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Synonyms of 四马攒蹄
More idioms starting with 四
- sì四bù不xiàng像neither fish nor fowl
- sì四bù不niù拗liù六The minority cannot prevail against the majority
- sì四xiāng乡bā八zhèn镇surrounding villages and towns
- sì四shū书wǔ五jīng经Confucian classics
- sì四tíng亭bā八dàng当everything arranged meticulously and appropriately
- sì四tǐ体bù不qín勤unaccustomed to physical labor
- sì四tǐ体bù不qín勤，，wǔ五gǔ谷bù不fēn分Out of touch with practical work
- sì四tǐ体bǎi百hái骸all parts of the body
- sì四tíng停bā八dāng当everything meticulously arranged and perfectly in order
- sì四chōng冲bā八dá达highly accessible and well-connected
- sì四chōng冲liù六dá达accessible from all directions
- sì四fēn分wǔ五pōu剖fragmented and disunited
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What does 四马攒蹄 mean?
四马攒蹄 (sì mǎ cuán tí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be tied up hand and foot”.
How do you pronounce 四马攒蹄?
四马攒蹄 is pronounced sì mǎ cuán tí in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 四马攒蹄 literally mean?
Literally, 四马攒蹄 means “four horses gather hooves”. It is used to mean “to be tied up hand and foot”.
What is the Chinese definition of 四马攒蹄?
指两手两脚被捆在一起。